Researchers map daffodil's chloroplast genome for the first time

Researchers map daffodil's chloroplast genome for the first time

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https://phys.org/news/2018-11-daffodil-chloroplast-genome.html

In the first step towards identifying different cultivars in bulb form, researchers from the RHS and Reading University mapped the entire code which makes up the chloroplast genome – the DNA responsible for photosynthesis in plants.

Dr. Alastair Culham, Associate Professor of Botany at Reading University, said:

Researchers map daffodil's chloroplast genome for the first time

Nov 6, 2018, 3:18pm UTC
https://phys.org/news/2018-11-daffodil-chloroplast-genome.html > In the first step towards identifying different cultivars in bulb form, researchers from the RHS and Reading University mapped the entire code which makes up the chloroplast genome – the DNA responsible for photosynthesis in plants. > Dr. Alastair Culham, Associate Professor of Botany at Reading University, said: