The genome sequence of the domesticated apple has been assembled and compared to previously sequenced plant genomes. The genetic sequence of the 17 apple chromosomes shows evidence of a recent genome duplication that may have spawned the additional gene family members needed for the evolution and development of the unique fruit structure of the apple termed the pome.
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Giovannoni, J. Harvesting the apple genome. Nat Genet 42, 822–823 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng1010-822
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