Metabolomics: The missing link in genetic selection

Metabolomic selection can improve genetic gain in difficult-to-measure traits by combining whole-metabolomic data with phenotypic, pedigree and genomic data. The metabolome is the complete set of metabolites in a sample and forms a link in the chain between DNA and phenotype. New breeding technologies such as genomic selection, whole-genome sequencing, optimal contribution selection and gene editing are developing at an increasing pace. Metabolomic selection is an emerging breeding technology b