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Resequencing of 414 cultivated and wild watermelon accessions identifies selection for fruit quality traits.
Nature genetics - 1 Nov 2019
Guo Shaogui, Zhao Shengjie, Sun Honghe, Wang Xin, Wu Shan, Lin Tao, Ren Yi, Gao Lei, Deng Yun, Zhang Jie, Lu Xuqiang, Zhang Haiying, Shang Jianli, Gong Guoyi, Wen Changlong, He Nan, Tian Shouwei, Li Maoying, Liu Junpu, Wang Yanping, Zhu Yingchun, Jarret Robert, Levi Amnon, Zhang Xingping, Huang Sanwen, Fei Zhangjun, Liu Wenge, Xu Yong
Abstract excerpt
Fruit characteristics of sweet watermelon are largely the result of human selection. Here we report an improved watermelon reference genome and whole-genome resequencing of 414 accessions representing all extant species in the Citrullus genus. Population genomic analyses reveal the evolutionary history of Citrullus, suggesting independent evolutions in Citrullus amarus and the lineage containing Citrullus lanatus...
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