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Nature 416, 590-591 (11 April 2002) | doi:10.1038/416590a
Plant biology: The first harvest of crop genes
Michael Bevan
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Abstract
Draft sequences of the rice genome have been produced by two groups. The drafts will be an invaluable resource for research on the genomes of other plants, the cereals in particular.
Last week's publication in Science1, 2 of two draft sequences of the rice genome is another milestone in the inexorable progress of genome sequencing. The work is significant on three counts.
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