Selection signatures and population dynamics of transposable elements in lima bean

Abstract The domestication process in lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) involves two independent events, within the Mesoamerican and Andean gene pools. This makes lima bean an excellent model to understand convergent evolution. The mechanisms of adaptation followed by Mesoamerican and Andean landrace...

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Main Authors: Daniela Lozano-Arce, Tatiana García, Laura Natalia Gonzalez-Garcia, Romain Guyot, Maria Isabel Chacón-Sánchez, Jorge Duitama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05144-y