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Genomic variation in tomato, from wild ancestors to contemporary breeding accessions.
BMC genomics - 1 Apr 2015
Blanca José, Montero-Pau Javier, Sauvage Christopher, Bauchet Guillaume, Illa Eudald, Díez María José, Francis David, Causse Mathilde, van der Knaap Esther, Cañizares Joaquín
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BACKGROUND: Domestication modifies the genomic variation of species. Quantifying this variation provides insights into the domestication process, facilitates the management of resources used by breeders and germplasm centers, and enables the design of experiments to associate traits with genes. We described and analyzed the genetic diversity of 1,008 tomato accessions including Solanum lycopersicum var....
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