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Crop genomics: advances and applications.

Nature reviews. Genetics ·Vol. 13 ·No. 2 ·2011-12-29 ·Pages 85-96

Morrell PL, Buckler ES, Ross-Ibarra J

Abstract

The completion of reference genome sequences for many important crops and the ability to perform high-throughput resequencing are providing opportunities for improving our understanding of the history of plant domestication and to accelerate crop improvement. Crop plant comparative genomics is being transformed by these data and a new generation of experimental and computational approaches. The future of crop improvement will be centred on comparisons of individual plant genomes, and some of the best opportunities may lie in using combinations of new genetic mapping strategies and evolutionary analyses to direct and optimize the discovery and use of genetic variation. Here we review such strategies and insights that are emerging.

MeSH Terms
Crops, Agricultural/genetics Evolution, Molecular Genome, Plant Genomics High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Morrell Peter L
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA. [email protected]
Buckler Edward S
Ross-Ibarra Jeffrey
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Article Info
Journal
Nature reviews. Genetics
Abbr.
Nat Rev Genet
ISSN
1471-0064
DOI
10.1038/nrg3097
Email
[email protected]
Published
2011-12-29
Epub
2011-00-29
Pages
85-96
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
100962779
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IM
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