A chickpea genetic variation map based on the sequencing of 3,366 genomes
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Published in Nature · View the paper (DOI)
An international team sequenced 3,366 chickpea lines from 60 countries, identifying 29,870 genes, including 1,582 novel ones. The study provides a complete picture of genetic variation within chickpea and validated roadmap for improvement.
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