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Hybridization and polyploidization events are important driving forces in plant evolution. Allopolyploids formed between different species can be naturally or artificially created but often suffer from genetic...
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Open AccessRevealing biomass heterosis in the allodiploid xBrassicoraphanus, a hybrid between Brassica rapa and Raphanus sativus, through integrated transcriptome and metabolites analysis
Heterosis is biologically important but the molecular basis of the phenomenon is poorly understood. We characterized intergeneric hybrids between B. rapa cv. Chiifu and R. sativus cv. WK10039 as an extreme exampl...
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Genome divergence in Brassica rapa subspecies revealed by whole genome analysis on a doubled-haploid line of turnip
Subspecies of Brassica rapa are morphologically and genetically diverse, and include a variety of fresh vegetables grown worldwide. Among them, turnip (B. rapa subsp. rapa) produces a large bulbous taproot, and t...
