Article
Genomic history of the origin and domestication of common bean unveils its closest sister species.
Genome biology - 29 Mar 2017
Rendón-Anaya Martha, Montero-Vargas Josaphat M, Saburido-Álvarez Soledad, Vlasova Anna, Capella-Gutierrez Salvador, Ordaz-Ortiz José Juan, Aguilar O Mario, Vianello-Brondani Rosana P, Santalla Marta, Delaye Luis, Gabaldón Toni, Gepts Paul, Winkler Robert, Guigó Roderic, Delgado-Salinas Alfonso, Herrera-Estrella Alfredo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Modern civilization depends on only a few plant species for its nourishment. These crops were derived via several thousands of years of human selection that transformed wild ancestors into high-yielding domesticated descendants. Among cultivated plants, common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the most important grain legume. Yet, our understanding of the origins and concurrent shaping of the genome of...
Topics
- Domestication
- Flavonoids
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Plant
- Genomics
- Metabolome
- Metabolomics
- Phaseolus
- Phylogeny
