The slow-evolving Acorus tatarinowii genome sheds light on ancestral monocot evolution - Nature.com

The chromosomal-level genome assembly of a species from the earliest branching monocot, Acorus tatarinowii, provides evidence to trace the ancestral monocot chromosomes, and hints that the monocot ancestor might have an aquatic or wetland origin.

Genome assembly and ancient tetraploidization of Acorus tatarinowii The Acorus tatarinowii Schott (Acorus) genome sequenced in this study is diploid (2n=24, see http://ccdb.tau.ac.il/), with a size … [+31097 chars]

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