Paterson, A.H. and Bowers, J.E. and Bruggmann, R. and Dubchak, I. and etl, .
(2009)
The Sorghum bicolor genome and the diversification of grasses.
Nature, 457 (7229).
pp. 551-556.
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Abstract
Sorghum, an African grass related to sugar cane and maize, is grown for food, feed, fibre and fuel. We present an initial
analysis of the,730-megabase Sorghumbicolor (L.) Moench genome, placing,98% of genes in their chromosomal context
using whole-genome shotgun sequence validated by genetic, physical and syntenic information. Genetic recombination is
largely confined to about one-third of the sorghum genome with gene order and density similar to those of rice.
Retrotransposon accumulation in recombinationally recalcitrant heterochromatin explains the ,75% larger genome size of
sorghum compared with rice. Although gene and repetitive DNA distributions have been preserved since
palaeopolyploidization ,70 million years ago, most duplicated gene sets lost one member before the sorghum–rice
divergence. Concerted evolution makes one duplicated chromosomal segment appear to be only a few million years old.
About 24% of genes are grass-specific and 7% are sorghum-specific. Recent gene and microRNA duplications may
contribute to sorghum’s drought tolerance.
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Article
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Sorghum bicolor, diversification, grasses, genome |
| Author Affiliation: |
Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA |
| Subjects: |
Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: |
Sorghum |
| Depositing User: |
Mr T L Gautham
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| Date Deposited: |
24 Sep 2018 04:45 |
| Last Modified: |
24 Sep 2018 04:45 |
| URI: |
http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15595 |
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