MULTI-PARENT ADVANCED GENERATION INTERCROSS (MAGIC) POPULATION FOR GENOME MAPPING IN PLANT

The multiparent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) population is one of a new generation emerging mapping population for plant genetics study. They are generally created by intercrossing multiple founder lines over several generations. The MAGIC populations offer an alternative to traditional linkage or association mapping populations by increasing the precision of quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping resolution and analysis of gene–trait association by taking the advantages of both historical and synthetic recombination. MAGIC offer great potential both for dissecting genomic structure and for improving breeding populations