Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Transcriptome and organellar sequencing highlights the complex origin and diversification of allotetraploid Brassica napus

  • Hong An,
  • Xinshuai Qi,
  • Michelle L. Gaynor,
  • Yue Hao,
  • Sarah C. Gebken,
  • Makenzie E. Mabry,
  • Alex C. McAlvay,
  • Graham R. Teakle,
  • Gavin C. Conant,
  • Michael S. Barker,
  • Tingdong Fu,
  • Bin Yi,
  • J. Chris Pires

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10757-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Despite the economic importance of the allotetraploid crop Brassica napus, our knowledge of its phylogenomic relationships, genetic structure, and diversification is limited. Here, the authors show its complex origin and diversification by analyzing transcriptome and organellar sequencing data.