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Chromosome-scale Salvia hispanica L. (Chia) genome assembly reveals rampant Salvia interspecies introgression.
The plant genome - 1 Sept 2024
Brose Julia, Hamilton John P, Schlecht Nicholas, Zhao Dongyan, Mejía-Ponce Paulina M, Cruz-Pérez Arely, Vaillancourt Brieanne, Wood Joshua C, Edger Patrick P, Montes-Hernandez Salvador, de Rosas Guillermo Orozco, Hamberger Björn, Cibrian-Jaramillo Angélica, Buell C Robin
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Salvia hispanica L. (Chia), a member of the Lamiaceae, is an economically important crop in Mesoamerica, with health benefits associated with its seed fatty acid composition. Chia varieties are distinguished based on seed color including mixed white and black (Chia pinta) and black (Chia negra). To facilitate research on Chia and expand on comparative analyses within the Lamiaceae, we generated a chromosome-scale...
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