Tobacco genomes quickly go up in smoke.
Grover
Corrinne E
CE
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
Hawkins
Jennifer S
JS
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
Wendel
Jonathan F
JF
D005075:Biological Evolution; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D049810:Genetic Speciation; D018745:Genome, Plant; D011123:Polyploidy
D018744:DNA, Plant
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