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Genomic analyses provide insights into spinach domestication and the genetic basis of agronomic traits.
Nature communications - 13 Dec 2021
Cai Xiaofeng, Sun Xuepeng, Xu Chenxi, Sun Honghe, Wang Xiaoli, Ge Chenhui, Zhang Zhonghua, Wang Quanxi, Fei Zhangjun, Jiao Chen, Wang Quanhua
Abstract excerpt
Spinach is a nutritious leafy vegetable belonging to the family Chenopodiaceae. Here we report a high-quality chromosome-scale reference genome assembly of spinach and genome resequencing of 305 cultivated and wild spinach accessions. Reconstruction of ancestral Chenopodiaceae karyotype indicates substantial genome rearrangements in spinach after its divergence from ancestral Chenopodiaceae, coinciding with high...
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