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The genomic floral language of rose

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Roses have held an attraction for people all over the world as ornamental plants. Now genome sequencing of the highly heterozygous Rosa chinensis and resequencing of major genotypes open the door to a greater understanding of rose evolutionary history and the regulatory mechanisms determining rose flower color and scent.

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Fig. 1: The history of the birth of modern roses.

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  1. State Forestry Administration Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization, College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China

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  2. State Forestry Administration Key Laboratory of Orchid Conservation and Utilization, The Orchid Conservation and Research Center of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China

    Qing Xu & Zhong-Jian Liu

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