Article
Cassava genome from a wild ancestor to cultivated varieties.
Nature communications - 10 Oct 2014
Wang Wenquan, Feng Binxiao, Xiao Jingfa, Xia Zhiqiang, Zhou Xincheng, Li Pinghua, Zhang Weixiong, Wang Ying, Møller Birger Lindberg, Zhang Peng, Luo Ming-Cheng, Xiao Gong, Liu Jingxing, Yang Jun, Chen Songbi, Rabinowicz Pablo D, Chen Xin, Zhang Hong-Bin, Ceballos Henan, Lou Qunfeng, Zou Meiling, Carvalho Luiz J C B, Zeng Changying, Xia Jing, Sun Shixiang, Fu Yuhua, Wang Haiyan, Lu Cheng, Ruan Mengbin, Zhou Shuigeng, Wu Zhicheng, Liu Hui, Kannangara Rubini Maya, Jørgensen Kirsten, Neale Rebecca Louise, Bonde Maya, Heinz Nanna, Zhu Wenli, Wang Shujuan, Zhang Yang, Pan Kun, Wen Mingfu, Ma Ping-An, Li Zhengxu, Hu Meizhen, Liao Wenbin, Hu Wenbin, Zhang Shengkui, Pei Jinli, Guo Anping, Guo Jianchun, Zhang Jiaming, Zhang Zhengwen, Ye Jianqiu, Ou Wenjun, Ma Yaqin, Liu Xinyue, Tallon Luke J, Galens Kevin, Ott Sandra, Huang Jie, Xue Jingjing, An Feifei, Yao Qingqun, Lu Xiaojing, Fregene Martin, López-Lavalle L Augusto Becerra, Wu Jiajie, You Frank M, Chen Meili, Hu Songnian, Wu Guojiang, Zhong Silin, Ling Peng, Chen Yeyuan, Wang Qinghuang, Liu Guodao, Liu Bin, Li Kaimian, Peng Ming
Abstract excerpt
Cassava is a major tropical food crop in the Euphorbiaceae family that has high carbohydrate production potential and adaptability to diverse environments. Here we present the draft genome sequences of a wild ancestor and a domesticated variety of cassava and comparative analyses with a partial inbred line. We identify 1,584 and 1,678 gene models specific to the wild and domesticated varieties, respectively, and...
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