RNA sequencing provides insights into the evolution of lettuce and the regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis

RNA sequencing provides insights into the evolution of lettuce and the regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis

Horticultural lettuce varieties vary considerably in phenotype. Here, via RNA-seq of 240 different lettuce accessions, the authors identify loci and expression patterns associated with flavonoid and anthocyanin content and show that cultivated lettuce likely arose via a single domestication event.

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Main Authors: Lei Zhang, Wenqing Su, Rong Tao, Weiyi Zhang, Jiongjiong Chen, Peiyao Wu, Chenghuan Yan, Yue Jia, Robert M. Larkin, Dean Lavelle, Maria-Jose Truco, Sebastian Reyes Chin-Wo, Richard W. Michelmore, Hanhui Kuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02445-9

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02445-9

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