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Ontology and diversity of transcript-associated microsatellites mined from a globe artichoke EST database.
BMC genomics - 28 Sept 2009
Scaglione Davide, Acquadro Alberto, Portis Ezio, Taylor Christopher A, Lanteri Sergio, Knapp Steven J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus L.) is a significant crop in the Mediterranean basin. Despite its commercial importance and its both dietary and pharmaceutical value, knowledge of its genetics and genomics remains scant. Microsatellite markers have become a key tool in genetic and genomic analysis, and we have exploited recently acquired EST (expressed sequence tag) sequence data...
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