Author : Xiaowu Wang
Publisher : Frontiers E-books
ISBN 13 : 2889191362
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (891 download)
Book Synopsis The Brassica Genome by : Xiaowu Wang
Download or read book The Brassica Genome written by Xiaowu Wang and published by Frontiers E-books. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The genus Brassica is comprised of diploid and tetraploid species and includes many important crop plants. Several Brassica genomes have been sequenced are the subject of intensive investigation. The immediate impetus for a special Research Topic is the publication of genome sequence of B. rapa . B. rapa is of relatively recent paleopolyploid origin. Its triplicated genome is old enough such that the three genomes have diverged significantly, and young enough such that useful comparisons can be made using Arabidopsis thaliana as an out group, making the B. rapa genome an interesting model for comparative genomics and the analysis of genome evolution. Analysis of B. rapa is also informed by analyses of other Brassica genomes, and reciprocally, understanding of those genomes will be informed by comparisons with the B. rapa genome. We welcome all types of articles on subjects including comparative genomics, genome evolution, and functional genomics, as well as analyses of specific gene families or genes in specific pathways and utilization of genomic data in molecular breeding of Brassica species.