DNA methylation variations underlie lettuce domestication and divergence
Abstract Background Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) is an economically important vegetable crop worldwide. Lettuce is believed to be domesticated from a single wild ancestor Lactuca serriola and subsequently diverged into two major morphologically distinct vegetable types: leafy lettuce and stem lettuce...
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BMC
2024-06-01
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| Series: | Genome Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-024-03310-x |