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Evolutionary Genomics of Peach and Almond Domestication.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 7 Dec 2016
Velasco Dianne, Hough Josh, Aradhya Mallikarjuna, Ross-Ibarra Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
The domesticated almond [Prunus dulcis (L.) Batsch] and peach [P. persica (Mill.) D. A. Webb] originated on opposite sides of Asia and were independently domesticated ∼5000 yr ago. While interfertile, they possess alternate mating systems and differ in a number of morphological and physiological traits. Here, we evaluated patterns of genome-wide diversity in both almond and peach to better understand the impacts...
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