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Population genetics of foxtail millet and its wild ancestor.
BMC genetics - 11 Oct 2010
Wang Chunfang, Chen Jinfeng, Zhi Hui, Yang Lu, Li Wei, Wang Yongfang, Li Haiquan, Zhao Baohua, Chen Mingsheng, Diao Xianmin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.), one of the most ancient domesticated crops, is becoming a model system for studying biofuel crops and comparative genomics in the grasses. However, knowledge on the level of genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium (LD) is very limited in this crop and its wild ancestor, green foxtail (Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv.). Such information would help us...
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