Harnessing clonal gametes in hybrid crops to engineer polyploid genomes.

Ya-Zhong Wang Roven Rommel FuentesWillem M J van RengsSieglinde EffgenMohd Waznul Adly Mohd ZaidanRainer FranzenTamara Susanto Joiselle Blanche Fernandes Raphael Mercier Charles J Underwood

Published in: Nature genetics (2024)

Heterosis boosts crop yield; however, harnessing additional progressive heterosis in polyploids is challenging for breeders. We bioengineered a 'mitosis instead of meiosis' (MiMe) system that generates unreduced, clonal gametes in three hybrid tomato genotypes and used it to establish polyploid genome design. Through the hybridization of MiMe hybrids, we generated '4-haplotype' plants that encompassed the complete genetics of their four inbred grandparents, providing a blueprint for exploiting polyploidy in crops.

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