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Selective sweeps identification in distinct groups of cultivated rye (Secale cereale L.) germplasm provides potential candidate genes for crop improvement.
BMC plant biology - 16 Jun 2023
Hawliczek Anna, Borzęcka Ewa, Tofil Katarzyna, Alachiotis Nikolaos, Bolibok Leszek, Gawroński Piotr, Siekmann Dörthe, Hackauf Bernd, Dušinský Roman, Švec Miroslav, Bolibok-Brągoszewska Hanna
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BACKGROUND: During domestication and subsequent improvement plants were subjected to intensive positive selection for desirable traits. Identification of selection targets is important with respect to the future targeted broadening of diversity in breeding programmes. Rye (Secale cereale L.) is a cereal that is closely related to wheat, and it is an important crop in Central, Eastern and Northern Europe. The aim...
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