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Evolutionary history of almond tree domestication in the Mediterranean basin.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2013
Delplancke M, Alvarez N, Benoit L, Espíndola A, I Joly H, Neuenschwander S, Arrigo N
Abstract excerpt
Genetic diversity of contemporary domesticated species is shaped by both natural and human-driven processes. However, until now, little is known about how domestication has imprinted the variation of fruit tree species. In this study, we reconstruct the recent evolutionary history of the domesticated almond tree, Prunus dulcis, around the Mediterranean basin, using a combination of nuclear and chloroplast...
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