The Brassica rapa Genome, 1st ed. 2015
Compendium of Plant Genomes Series

Coordinators: Wang Xiaowu, Kole Chittaranjan

Language: English

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This book provides insights into the latest achievements in genomics research on Brassica rapa. It describes the findings on this Brassica species, the first of the U?s triangle that has been sequenced and a close relative to the model plant Arabidopsis, which provide a basis for investigations of major Brassica crop species. Further, the book focuses on the development of tools to facilitate the transfer of our rich knowledge on Arabidopsis to a cultivated Brassica crop.

Key topics covered include genomic resources, assembly tools, annotation of the genome, transposable elements, comparative genomics, evolution of Brassica genomes, and advances in the application of genomics in the breeding of Brassica rapa crops.

1 Economic/Academic importance.- 2 Background History of the National and International B. rapa Genome Sequencing Initiatives.- 3 Genomic Resources and Physical Mapping of the B. rapa Genome.- 4 De Novo Genome Assembly of Next-Generation Sequencing Data.- 5 Crop Genome Annotation: A Case Study for the Brassica rapa Genome.- 6 Miniature Transposable Elements (mTEs): Impacts and Uses in the Brassica genome.- 7 Genomic Survey of the Hidden Components of the B. rapa Genome.- 8 The Common Ancestral Genome of the Brassica Species.- 9 Genome Evolution after Whole-Genome Triplication: The Subgenome Dominance in Brassica rapa.- 10 Genome Triplication Drove the Diversification of Brassica Plants.- 11 Comparative Analysis of Gene Conversion between Duplicated Regions in Brassica rapa and B. oleracea Genomes.- 12 Molecular Mapping and Cloning of Genes and QTLs in B. rapa.- 13 Impact on Brassica breeding.- 14 The Database for Brassica Genome Studies—BRAD.- 15 Future Prospects.

Updates readers on key research findings in genome sequencing and functional genomics

Focuses on the impact of genome sequencing on plant breeding

Will be of interest to scientists in plant genetic research and crop breeding

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras