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Genome sequencing: Illuminating the sunflower genome

Nature Plants volume 3, Article number: 17099 (2017) Cite this article

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A high-quality sunflower genome provides insight into Asterid genome evolution. Moreover, integrative analyses based on quantitative genetics, expression and diversity data uncover the gene networks and candidate genes for oil metabolism and flowering time, two important agronomic traits for sunflowers.

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Figure 1: Summary of the experimental design used to construct the sunflower genome, from whole-genome shotgun sequencing to sequence assembly and the high-quality genome.

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  1. Département de Sciences Biologiques, Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal, 4101 Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, H1X 2B2, Quebec, Canada

    Sébastien Renaut

  2. Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science, 1205, avenue du Docteur-Penfield, Montréal, H3A 1B1, Québec, Canada

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Renaut, S. Genome sequencing: Illuminating the sunflower genome. Nature Plants 3, 17099 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2017.99

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