报告了临灭绝的红木的完整的叶绿体基因组,有助于理解杂交和遗传学关系

Bibek Adhikari1, Sanam Parajuli1, Madhav P Nepal2

  • 1Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 57007, USA.

Scientific reports
|April 18, 2025
PubMed
概括

红色木 (Morus rubra) 叶绿体基因组被测序,显示它比白色木 (Morus alba) 更大. 遗传学分析澄清了Morus物种的进化和杂交,这对于保护本地红木至关重要.

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