About the Authors

Elisa S. L. Santos

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

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

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

Affiliation Genetics and Biotechnology Center, Department of Biological Science, State University of Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil

Durval L. N. Mello

Affiliation Bahian Federal Institute of Education Science and Technology, Uruçuca, Bahia, Brazil

José Luis Pires

Affiliation Cocoa Research Center, Executive Committee of the Plan for Cacao Farming, Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil

Ronan X. Corrêa

Affiliation Genetics and Biotechnology Center, Department of Biological Science, State University of Santa Cruz, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil

Anete P. de Souza

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.