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Transcriptome characterization and high throughput SSRs and SNPs discovery in Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae).
BMC genomics - 10 Feb 2011
Blanca José, Cañizares Joaquín, Roig Cristina, Ziarsolo Pello, Nuez Fernando, Picó Belén
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cucurbita pepo belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. The "Zucchini" types rank among the highest-valued vegetables worldwide, and other C. pepo and related Cucurbita spp., are food staples and rich sources of fat and vitamins. A broad range of genomic tools are today available for other cucurbits that have become models for the study of different metabolic processes. However, these tools are still...
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