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The genome of the toxic invasive species <i>Heracleum sosnowskyi</i> carries an increased number of genes despite absence of recent whole-genome duplications
2023-02-15
Abstract excerpt
Heracleum sosnowskyi , belonging to a group of giant hogweeds, is a plant with large effects on ecosystems and human health. It is an invasive species that contributes to the deterioration of grassland ecosystems. The ability of H. sosnowskyi to produce linear furanocoumarins (FCs), photosensitizing compounds, makes it very dangerous. At the same time, linear FCs are compounds with high pharmaceutical value that...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 08ad9bbc-04df-55a0-88c3-40d2d9b507ec
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.02.14.528432
