Genome and transcriptome sequencing characterises the gene space of Macadamia integrifolia (Proteaceae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The large Gondwanan plant family Proteaceae is an early-diverging eudicot lineage renowned for its morphological, taxonomic and ecological diversity. Macadamia is the most economically important Proteaceae crop and represents an ancient rainforest-restricted lineage. The family is a focus for studies of adaptive radiation due to remarkable species diversification in Mediterranean-climate biodiversity hotspots, and numerous evolutionary transitions between biomes. Despite a long history of research, comparative analyses in the Proteaceae and macadamia breeding programs are restricted by a paucity of genetic information. To address this, we sequenced the genome and transcriptome of the widely grown Macadamia integrifolia cultivar 741.

Results

Over 95 gigabases of DN

SUBMITTER: Nock CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5114810 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature