Wild emmer genome architecture and diversity elucidate wheat evolution and domestication
Abstract
Modern wheat, which underlies the diet of many across the globe, has a long history of selection and crosses among different species. Avni et al. used the Hi-C method of genome confirmation capture to assemble and annotate the wild allotetraploid wheat ( Triticum turgidum ). They then identified the putative causal mutations in genes controlling shattering (a key domestication trait among cereal crops). They also performed an exome capture–based analysis of domestication among wild and domesticated genotypes of emmer wheat. The findings present a compelling overview of the emmer wheat genome and its usefulness in an agricultural context for understanding traits in modern bread wheat.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jul 07, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1126/science.aan0032
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- Abraham Korol
- Aldo Ceriotti
- Allan Fritz
- Alvaro Hernandez
- Amir Sharon
- Andrew G Sharpe
- Assaf Distelfeld
- Avraham A. Levy
- Axel Himmelbach
- Batsheva Ben-zvi
- Brian Steffenson
- Curtis J. Pozniak
- Daniel Chamovitz
- Eduard D. Akhunov
- Gil Ben-zvi
- Gil Ronen
- Guy Golan
- Hanan Sela
- Heidrun Gundlach
- Hikmet Budak
- Iago Hale
- Jasline Deek
- Justin D. Faris
- Katherine W Jordan
- Khalil Kashkush
- Klaus Mayer
- Kobi Baruch
- Krystalee Wiebe
- Luigi Cattivelli
- Manuel Spannagl
- Marco Maccaferri
- Mark A Mikel
- Martin Mascher
- Mohammad Pourkheirandish
- Moran Nave
- Nils Stein
- Nir Ohad
- Omer Barad
- Primetta Faccioli
- Raz Avni
- Roberto Tuberosa
- Roi Ben-david
- Ron P. Maclachlan
- Sven Twardziok
- Takao Komatsuda
- Tamar Eilam
- Tzion Fahima
- Zvi Peleg
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- Agricultural Research Service
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Helmholtz Zentrum München
- Kansas State University
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
- Montana State University
- National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
- Technical University of Munich
- Tel Aviv University
- University of Bologna
- University of Haifa
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
- University of Minnesota
- University of New Hampshire
- University of Saskatchewan
- Weizmann Institute of Science