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Variation revealed by SNP genotyping and morphology provides insight into the origin of the tomato.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Blanca Jose, Cañizares Joaquín, Cordero Laura, Pascual Laura, Diez María José, Nuez Fernando
Abstract excerpt
Tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, is divided into two widely distributed varieties: the cultivated S. lycopersicum var. lycopersicum, and the weedy S. lycopersicum var. cerasiforme. Solanum pimpinellifolium is the most closely related wild species of tomato.The roles of S. pimpinellifolium and S. l. cerasiforme during the domestication of tomato are still under debate. Some authors consider S. l. cerasiforme to be...
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