Whole genome sequence of sexual diploid Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion; accession FCh72, France)
The de novo whole genome sequencing was implemented for the sexual, diploid, common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) accession FCh72. Its annotated genome was used in a comparative study of a broad range of angiosperms to investigate floral development related MADS-box and TCP genes that are important for the Asteraceae family. For T. officinale, transcriptomic data was collected of a mix of different tissues (stored at PRJRB58886) and different floral stages and tissues (stored at PRJRB58887) in addition to its genome assembly, and that verified the expression of the identified genes during floral development. FCh72 is a vegetative clone of a dandelion plant grown from seeds collected in May 2005 from a meadow near Chatillon, Jura, France (Lat: 46.660; Lon: 5.723; Elev. 540m; Population F3 from Verhoeven, K.J.F. and Biere, A., 2013, BMC Evol. Biol. 13: 1–8).