Nature Communications (Mar 2019)

Whole-genome resequencing reveals Brassica napus origin and genetic loci involved in its improvement

  • Kun Lu,
  • Lijuan Wei,
  • Xiaolong Li,
  • Yuntong Wang,
  • Jian Wu,
  • Miao Liu,
  • Chao Zhang,
  • Zhiyou Chen,
  • Zhongchun Xiao,
  • Hongju Jian,
  • Feng Cheng,
  • Kai Zhang,
  • Hai Du,
  • Xinchao Cheng,
  • Cunming Qu,
  • Wei Qian,
  • Liezhao Liu,
  • Rui Wang,
  • Qingyuan Zou,
  • Jiamin Ying,
  • Xingfu Xu,
  • Jiaqing Mei,
  • Ying Liang,
  • You-Rong Chai,
  • Zhanglin Tang,
  • Huafang Wan,
  • Yu Ni,
  • Yajun He,
  • Na Lin,
  • Yonghai Fan,
  • Wei Sun,
  • Nan-Nan Li,
  • Gang Zhou,
  • Hongkun Zheng,
  • Xiaowu Wang,
  • Andrew H. Paterson,
  • Jiana Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09134-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Brassica napus is a globally important oil crop, but the origin of the allotetraploid genome and its improvement process are largely unknown. Here, the authors take a population genetic approach to resolve its origin and evolutionary history, and identify candidate genes related to important agricultural traits.