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Comparative population genomics reveals genetic divergence and selection in lotus, Nelumbo nucifera.
BMC genomics - 11 Feb 2020
Li Ye, Zhu Feng-Lin, Zheng Xing-Wen, Hu Man-Li, Dong Chen, Diao Ying, Wang You-Wei, Xie Ke-Qiang, Hu Zhong-Li
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BACKGROUND: Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) is an aquatic plant with important agronomic, horticulture, art and religion values. It was the basal eudicot species occupying a critical phylogenetic position in flowering plants. After the domestication for thousands of years, lotus has differentiated into three cultivated types -flower lotus, seed lotus and rhizome lotus. Although the phenotypic and genetic...
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