The objective of this work was to identify SNPs in genes associated with fatty acid content in soybean and to implement the high resolution melting (HRM) technique for SNP genotyping. HRM primers were designed to discriminate SNP alleles in two mapping populations (RILs and F2) and followed the expected pattern of segregation. The ABI gene SNPs were significantly associated with stearic acid content (R² = 12.14), and the ones from the FAD3B gene, with oleic (R² = 14.69) and linolenic acid (R² = 10.62) contents. The technique of genotyping SNPs by HRM is efficient to discriminate genotype classes.
genotyping; molecular marker; plant breeding; single nucleotide polymorphisms; marker assisted selection
