Flax domesticationprocesses as inferred from genome-wide SNP data.

ABSTRACT: Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) is one of the founder crops domesticated for oil and fiber uses in the Near-Eastern Fertile Crescent, but its domestication history remains largely elusive. Genetic inferences so far have expanded our knowledge in several aspects of flax domestication such as the wild progenitor, the first use of domesticated flax, and domestication events. However, little is known about flax domestication processes involving multiple domestication events. This study applied genotyping-by-sequencing to infer flax domestication processes. Ninety-three Linum samples representing four flax domestication groups (oilseed, fiber, winter and capsular dehiscence) and its wild progenitor (or pale flax; L. bienne Mill.) were sequenced. SNP calling identified 16,998 SNPs that were widely

SUBMITTER: Fu YB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11906640 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature