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Transcriptome analysis of normal and mantled developing oil palm flower and fruit.
Genomics - 1 May 2013
Shearman Jeremy R, Jantasuriyarat Chatchawan, Sangsrakru Duangjai, Yoocha Thippawan, Vannavichit Apichart, Tragoonrung Somvong, Tangphatsornruang Sithichoke
Abstract excerpt
Elaeis guineensis (oil palm) accounts for a large and increasing proportion of the world's cooking oil production. Cloning via somatic embryogenesis results in a somaclonal variant known as mantled which produce fruit with little to no oil yield. The mantled phenotype is believed to be epigenetic in nature. We performed RNA-Seq on developing flower and fruit samples of normal and mantled oil palm to characterize...
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