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Revisiting the sequencing of the first tree genome: Populus trichocarpa.
Tree physiology - 1 Apr 2013
Wullschleger Stan D, Weston D J, DiFazio S P, Tuskan G A
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Ten years ago, it was announced that the Joint Genome Institute with funds provided by the Department of Energy, Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research would sequence the black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa Torr. & Gray) genome. This landmark decision was the culmination of work by the forest science community to develop Populus as a model system. Since its public release in late 2006, the...
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