About the Authors
- Elisa S. L. Santos
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Affiliations Laboratory of Applied Molecular Genetics, Department of Exact and Natural Sciences, State University of Southwest Bahia, Itapetinga, Bahia, Brazil, Center for Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Carlos Bernard M. Cerqueira-Silva
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Affiliations Laboratory of Applied Molecular Genetics, Department of Exact and Natural Sciences, State University of Southwest Bahia, Itapetinga, Bahia, Brazil, Center for Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Gustavo M. Mori
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Current address: São Paulo's Agency for Agribusiness Technology, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Affiliation Center for Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Dário Ahnert
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Affiliation Genetics and Biotechnology Center, Department of Biological Science, State University of Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
- Durval L. N. Mello
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Affiliation Bahian Federal Institute of Education Science and Technology, Uruçuca, Bahia, Brazil
- José Luis Pires
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Affiliation Cocoa Research Center, Executive Committee of the Plan for Cacao Farming, Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil
- Ronan X. Corrêa
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Affiliation Genetics and Biotechnology Center, Department of Biological Science, State University of Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
- Anete P. de Souza
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* E-mail: anete@unicamp.br
Affiliations Center for Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, Department of Plant Biology, Biology Institute, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ESLS DA RXC APS. Performed the experiments: ESLS CBMCS GMM DA DLNM JLP RXC APS. Analyzed the data: ESLS CBMC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ESLS DA JLP DLNM RXC APS. Wrote the paper: ESLS APS. Final approval of the version to be published: ESLS CBMCS GMM DA DLNM JLP RXC APS. Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work: ESLS APS.