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Structure and evolution of cereal genomes.
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Dec 2003
Paterson Andrew H, Bowers John E, Peterson Daniel G, Estill James C, Chapman Brad A
Abstract excerpt
The cereal species, of central importance to our diet, began to diverge 50-70 million years ago. For the past few thousand years, these species have undergone largely parallel selection regimes associated with domestication and improvement. The rice genome sequence provides a platform for organizing information about diverse cereals, and together with genetic maps and sequence samples from other cereals is...
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