High Resolution Genetic Mapping by Genome Sequencing Reveals Genome Duplication and Tetraploid Genetic Structure of the Diploid Miscanthus sinensis

Xue-Feng Ma; Elaine Jensen; Nickolai Alexandrov; Maxim Troukhan; Liping Zhang; Sian Thomas-Jones; Kerrie Farrar; John Clifton-Brown; Iain Donnison; Timothy Swaller; Richard Flavell

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033821

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High Resolution Genetic Mapping by Genome Sequencing Reveals Genome Duplication and Tetraploid Genetic Structure of the Diploid Miscanthus sinensis

Xue-Feng Ma,

Affiliation Ceres, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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Elaine Jensen,

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Gogerddan, United Kingdom
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Nickolai Alexandrov,

Affiliation Ceres, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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Maxim Troukhan,

Affiliation Ceres, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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Liping Zhang,

Affiliation Ceres, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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Sian Thomas-Jones,

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Gogerddan, United Kingdom
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Kerrie Farrar,

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Gogerddan, United Kingdom
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John Clifton-Brown,

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Gogerddan, United Kingdom
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Iain Donnison,

Affiliation Institute of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Gogerddan, United Kingdom
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Timothy Swaller ,

* E-mail: tswaller@ceres-inc.com

Affiliation Ceres, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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Richard Flavell

Affiliation Ceres, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, United States of America
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High Resolution Genetic Mapping by Genome Sequencing Reveals Genome Duplication and Tetraploid Genetic Structure of the Diploid Miscanthus sinensis

Xue-Feng Ma,
Elaine Jensen,
Nickolai Alexandrov,
Maxim Troukhan,
Liping Zhang,
Sian Thomas-Jones,
Kerrie Farrar,
John Clifton-Brown,
Iain Donnison,
Timothy Swaller

Published: March 16, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033821

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High Resolution Genetic Mapping by Genome Sequencing Reveals Genome Duplication and Tetraploid Genetic Structure of the Diploid Miscanthus sinensis

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