1. The tomato genome fleshed out.
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Michael, Todd P and Alba, Rob
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BIOTECHNOLOGY research , *FRUIT quality , *GENOMES , *TOMATO farming ,TOMATO genetics - Abstract
The article focuses on a research paper published in the journal "Nature" which reveals sequencing of the tomato genome in the evolution of fruit size, texture, flavor and nutritional quality. The paper also reports genome sequences of cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and its closest wild relative (Solanum pimpinellifolium) and reveals introgressions from wild relatives that prevent various agriculturally important traits.
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- 2012
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