Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The origin and evolution of a favorite fruit

  • News & Views
  • Published:

From Nature Genetics

View current issue Submit your manuscript

The origin of strawberry is truly global, involving both natural processes and human intervention. The strawberry genome sequence provides support for an influential hypothesis of genome dominance.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1: Schematic showing the hybridizations that gave rise to Fragaria ananassa.

References

  1. Edger, P. P. et al. Nat. Genet. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-019-0356-4 (2019).

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Liston, A., Cronn, R. & Ashman, T.-L. Am. J. Bot. 101, 686–1699 (2014).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Fang, S. M. et al. Nat. Plants 2, 16116 (2018).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Njuguna, W., Liston, A., Cronn, R., Ashman, T.-L. & Bassil, N. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 66, 17–29 (2013).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Vergauwen, D. & De Smet, I. Trends Plant Sci. 24, 1–3 (2019).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Freeling, M. et al. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 15, 131–139 (2012).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Center for Applied Genetic Technologies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

    David J. Bertioli

  2. Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

    David J. Bertioli

  3. Department of Crop and Soil Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

    David J. Bertioli

Authors
  1. David J. Bertioli
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to David J. Bertioli.

Ethics declarations

Competing interests

The authors declare no competing interests.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Bertioli, D.J. The origin and evolution of a favorite fruit. Nat Genet 51, 372–373 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-019-0365-3

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-019-0365-3

  • Springer Nature America, Inc.

This article is cited by

Search

Navigation