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Roses for Darwin

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The publication of two high-quality rose reference genomes opens new possibilities for a better understanding of the rise of the phenotypic diversity behind domestication.

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Fig. 1: Rosa gallica versicolour.

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Bombarely, A. Roses for Darwin. Nature Plants 4, 406–407 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-018-0195-9

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