Phenotypic Diversity in <em>Brachypodium distachyon</em> (IMAGE)

DOE/Joint Genome Institute

Phenotypic Diversity in <em>Brachypodium distachyon</em>

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A single reference genome is not enough to harness the full genetic variation of a species so pan-genomes of crops would be extremely useful. The phenotypic diversity of Brachypodium plants is demonstrated in this image, which is associated with a news release for a Nature Communications paper in which an international team led by DOE Joint Genome Institute researchers gauged the size of a plant pan-genome using the model grass Brachypodium distachyon.

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John Vogel

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