Nature Tomato genome

The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a major crop plant and a model system for fruit development. Solanum is one of the largest angiosperm genera1 and includes annual and perennial plants from diverse habitats. Here we present a high-quality genome sequence of domesticated tomato, a draft sequence of its closest wild relative, Solanum pimpinellifolium2, and compare them to each other and to the potato genome (Solanum tuberosum). The two tomato genomes show only 0.6% nucleotide divergence and signs of recent admixture, but show more than 8% divergence from potato, with nine large and several smaller inversions.

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Références : Shusei Sato et al. The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution. Nature, 31 mai 2012, DOI: 10.1038/nature11119

Modification date : 07 June 2023 | Publication date : 16 October 2012 | Redactor : GE