Genomic history of the origin and domestication of common bean unveils its closest sister species

Genomic history of the origin and domestication of common bean unveils its closest sister species

Abstract Background Modern civilization depends on only a few plant species for its nourishment. These crops were derived via several thousands of years of human selection that transformed wild ancestors into high-yielding domesticated descendants. Among cultivated plants, common bean (Phaseolus vul...

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Main Authors: Martha Rendón-Anaya, Josaphat M. Montero-Vargas, Soledad Saburido-Álvarez, Anna Vlasova, Salvador Capella-Gutierrez, José Juan Ordaz-Ortiz, O. Mario Aguilar, Rosana P. Vianello-Brondani, Marta Santalla, Luis Delaye, Toni Gabaldón, Paul Gepts, Robert Winkler, Roderic Guigó, Alfonso Delgado-Salinas, Alfredo Herrera-Estrella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Genome Biology
Subjects:
Common bean
Domestication
Genomic introgression
Adaptive traits
Speciation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-017-1190-6

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