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The resurrection genome of Boea hygrometrica: A blueprint for survival of dehydration.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 5 May 2015
Xiao Lihong, Yang Ge, Zhang Liechi, Yang Xinhua, Zhao Shuang, Ji Zhongzhong, Zhou Qing, Hu Min, Wang Yu, Chen Ming, Xu Yu, Jin Haijing, Xiao Xuan, Hu Guipeng, Bao Fang, Hu Yong, Wan Ping, Li Legong, Deng Xin, Kuang Tingyun, Xiang Chengbin, Zhu Jian-Kang, Oliver Melvin J, He Yikun
Abstract excerpt
"Drying without dying" is an essential trait in land plant evolution. Unraveling how a unique group of angiosperms, the Resurrection Plants, survive desiccation of their leaves and roots has been hampered by the lack of a foundational genome perspective. Here we report the ∼1,691-Mb sequenced genome of Boea hygrometrica, an important resurrection plant model. The sequence revealed evidence for two historical...
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