Genetic blueprint of bread wheat genome unveiled

Genetic blueprint of bread wheat genome unveiled
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 21, 2014 - The genetic blueprint is an invaluable resource to plant science researchers and breeders. For the first time, they have at their disposal a set of tools enabling them to rapidly locate specific genes on individual wheat chromosomes throughout the genome. Jorge Dubcovsky, Professor at the University of California Davis, USA, says that these results "have been a fantastic resource for our laborat ... more

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