Comparative Transcriptomics of Root Development in Wild and Cultivated Carrots.

ABSTRACT: The carrot is the most popular root vegetable worldwide. The genetic makeup underlying the development of the edible storage root are fragmentary. Here, we report the first comparative transcriptome analysis between wild and cultivated carrot roots at multiple developmental stages. Overall, 3285, 4637, and 570 genes were differentially expressed in the cultivated carrot in comparisons made for young plants versus developing roots, young plants versus mature roots, and developing roots versus mature roots, respectively. Of those, 1916, 2645, and 475, respectively, were retained after filtering out genes showing similar profiles of expression in the wild carrot. They were assumed to be of special interest with respect to the development of the storage root. Among them, transcription factors

SUBMITTER: Machaj G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6162504 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature