Genome of the world’s smallest flowering plant, Wolffia australiana, helps explain its specialized physiology and unique morphology

Halim Park and Jin Hwa Park et al. report the nuclear genome sequence of the duckweed Wolffia australiana, the smallest known flowering plant. The genome assembly represents an improvement over a recently published genome and highlights genome rearrangements that may be linked to its specialized aqu...

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Main Authors: Halim Park, Jin Hwa Park, Yejin Lee, Dong U Woo, Ho Hwi Jeon, Yeon Woo Sung, Sangrea Shim, Sang Hee Kim, Kyun Oh Lee, Jae-Yean Kim, Chang-Kug Kim, Debashish Bhattacharya, Hwan Su Yoon, Yang Jae Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02422-5
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Summary:Halim Park and Jin Hwa Park et al. report the nuclear genome sequence of the duckweed Wolffia australiana, the smallest known flowering plant. The genome assembly represents an improvement over a recently published genome and highlights genome rearrangements that may be linked to its specialized aquatic adaptations.
ISSN:2399-3642