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Annotation of Plant Gene Function via Combined Genomics, Metabolomics and Informatics
Published on: June 17, 2012
The big five of the monocot genomes
Georg Haberer1, Klaus Fx Mayer1, Manuel Spannagl1
1Plant Genome and Systems Biology/PGSB, Helmholtz Center Munich - German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Abstract:
Monocots represent a monophyletic clade of the angiosperms that - based on fossil and molecular records - originated at around the Early Cretaceous from aquatic and wetland ancestors. Among their members are important crops including maize, wheat, rice, sorghum and barley, accounting for the major source for the daily calorie uptake by humans. Reflecting this importance, the partly large and complex genomes of these plants were major targets for ambitious and innovative sequencing projects, which will be discussed in this review article.
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