The First 50 Plant Genomes

Evolution of Plant Genomes

From DNA to Genomes in 50 Years

quate to express the impact that these advances have Even in their wildest dreams, it seems unlikely that back had on science as we now know it. The Royal Society in 1953 Watson and Crick could have imagined how far meeting in London showcased the current status of DNA DNA science would develop in 50 years. We’ve come research. David Sherratt and Steve West organized a all the way from their in...

Why work and discuss the basic principles of plant modelling 50 years after the first plant models?

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Transposable elements and the plant pan-genomes.

The comparative sequencing of several grass genomes has revealed that transposable elements are largely responsible for extensive variation in both intergenic and local genic content, not only between closely related species but also among individuals within a species. These observations indicate that a single genome sequence might not reflect the entire genomic complement of a species, and pro...