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Open AccessThe early impact of mixed canopies with Norway spruce, European beech and silver fir on a new forest floor
The character of pure or mixed forest canopies and their litterfalls contribute to different forest-floor properties. These organic layers and also subjacent topsoil were studied at three study sites covered b...
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Open AccessScoring the number of B chromosomes in Zea mays L. using droplet digital PCR assay
B chromosomes are classified as dispensable genomic components tolerated by cells, which are transmitted to progeny despite providing no benefit in most cases. They have been observed in over 2800 species of p...
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Open AccessHigh-throughput physical map anchoring via BAC-pool sequencing
Physical maps created from large insert DNA libraries, typically cloned in BAC vector, are valuable resources for map-based cloning and de novo genome sequencing. The maps are most useful if contigs of overlappin...
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Open AccessIntraspecific sequence comparisons reveal similar rates of non-collinear gene insertion in the B and D genomes of bread wheat
Polyploidization is considered one of the main mechanisms of plant genome evolution. The presence of multiple copies of the same gene reduces selection pressure and permits sub-functionalization and neo-functi...
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Open AccessA first survey of the rye (Secale cereale) genome composition through BAC end sequencing of the short arm of chromosome 1R
Rye (Secale cereale L.) belongs to tribe Triticeae and is an important temperate cereal. It is one of the parents of man-made species Triticale and has been used as a source of agronomically important genes for w...