Genome of octoploid plant maca (Lepidium meyenii) illuminates genomic basis for high altitude adaptation in the central Andes
Jun Sheng, Wei Chen, Yang Dong, Liangsheng Zhang, Jing Zhang, Yang Tian, Liang Yan, Guanghui Zhang, Xiao Wang, Yan Zeng, Jiajin Zhang, Xiao Ma, Yuntao Tan, Ni Long, Yangzi Wang, , Wen Wang
This study reports the genome of octoploid maca, revealing how whole genome duplications contribute to high altitude adaptation in the Andes.
Molecular Plant · Jul 1, 2016Peer-reviewedGenomics