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Published online 5 April 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020402-6
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Rice genome unveiled
Draft DNA sequences of the world's most important crop announced.
Two research groups today publish draft sequences of the rice genome.
Rice (Oryza sativa), the first crop to have its genome sequenced, is the staple food of two-thirds of the world's people.
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