“…Improvement of the mapping technology resulted in maps for many other cultivars including: 'Wijcik McIntosh' (WM), NY 75441-67, NY 75441-58, 'Telamon', 'Braeburn', 'Prima', 'Fiesta', 'Discovery', 'Ralls Janet', 'Delicious', covering from 842 cM (Conner et al 1997, Maliepaard et al 1998, Kenis & Keulemans 2005, Igarashi et al 2008 to almost 2000 cM in integrated maps (N'Diaye et al 2008. The maps were constructed and saturated using RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA), RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism), AFLP (Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism) (Hemmat et al 1994, Maliepaard et al 1998, Liebhard et al 2002, 2003, and more recently SSR (Simple Sequence Repeat), SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) (Silfverberg-Dilworth et al 2006, Igarashi et al 2008, cDNA microarray (Soglio et al 2009) and diversity array technology (DArT) based markers (Schouten et al 2012). Among them many sequences were linked to economically important traits such as plant resistance to pests and diseases, plant growth habit, fruit colour, acidity and sweet taste (Korban & Tartarini 2009).…”