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On the evolutionary history of the domesticated apple

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Figure 1: Phylogenetic relationships between M. × domestica, M. sieversii and M. sylvestris, excluding putative half-sibs and putative M. sylvestris × M. × domestica hybrids.

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We thank D. Charlesworth, B. Charlesworth, K. Lohse and A. Rambaut for valuable suggestions and informative discussions. R.J.H. is funded by the UK Medical Research Council, and N.H. is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

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    Diego Micheletti, Michela Troggio, Francesco Salamini, Roberto Viola, Riccardo Velasco & Silvio Salvi

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Micheletti, D., Troggio, M., Salamini, F. et al. On the evolutionary history of the domesticated apple. Nat Genet 43, 1044–1045 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.983

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