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Genomics and fruit crop selection

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Two new studies explore the origin of domesticated fruit species through whole-genome sequencing of modern representatives and comparative analysis of closely related subspecies. Analysis of the watermelon and sweet orange genomes detects the absence of recent duplication events and leads to insights into traits related to their domestication.

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Figure 1: Evolutionary scenarios for the genomes of the cultivated watermelon and sweet orange.

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  1. Patrick Wincker is at Genoscope, Institut de Genomique du Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Evry, France.,

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Wincker, P. Genomics and fruit crop selection. Nat Genet 45, 9–10 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.2498

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