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枣椰的起源

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Wild Phoenix Theophrasti Palms in Preveli Gorge, Crete

image: Wild Phoenix theophrasti palms in Preveli Gorge, Crete. view more 

Credit: Image courtesy of Jonathan M. Flowers.

在关于枣椰(Phoenix dactylifera L.)在北非起源的一项研究中,科研人员对71个枣椰栽培种以及属于刺葵属的5个野生亲缘物种的基因组重新测序,结果发现北非的枣椰具有与野生亲缘物种P. theophrasti杂交的混合祖先来源,后者是在克里特岛发现的一种棕榈;这组作者说,大约18%的枣椰基因组可以追溯到P. theophrasti。

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