Reconstructing the Evolution of Brachypodium Genomes Using Comparative Chromosome Painting.

Brachypodium distachyon is a model for the temperate cereals and grasses and has a biology, genomics infrastructure and cytogenetic platform fit for purpose. It is a member of a genus with fewer than 20 species, which have different genome sizes, basic chromosome numbers and ploidy levels. The phylo...

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Main Authors: Alexander Betekhtin, Glyn Jenkins, Robert Hasterok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4262448?pdf=render