EPISODE · Jun 9, 2020 · 21 MIN
The Big Deal About Short Plants
from Genome Insider · host JGI
Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — has an unexpected hurdle: ginormous sex chromosomes. Find all episode transcripts on our websiteSubmit a proposal to work with the JGI!
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Despite their diminutive stature, “short plants” such as mosses could be uniquely powerful in helping scientists link plant genetic sequences to what they do. But sequencing the genome of one short plant — fire moss — has an unexpected hurdle: ginormous sex chromosomes. Find all episode transcripts on our websiteSubmit a proposal to work with the JGI!
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