As tree species vary extensively in genome size, complexity, and resource development,
reduced representation methods have been increasingly employed for the generation of …

Colonization of new ecological niches has triggered large adaptive radiations. Although
some lineages have made use of such opportunities, not all do so. The factors causing this …

Ipomoea is the largest genus in the family Convolvulaceae. Ipomoea nil (Japanese morning
glory) has been utilized as a model plant to study the genetic basis of floricultural traits, with …

Sexual selection drives rapid phenotypic diversification of mating traits. However, we know
little about the causative genes underlying divergence in sexually selected traits. Here, we …

To increase food production under the challenges presented by global climate change, the
concept of de novo domestication—utilizing stress-tolerant wild species as new crops—has …

Key message A putative ketoacyl-ACP reductase (CaKR1) that was not previously known to
be associated with pungency of Capsicum was identified from map-based cloning and …

Background Hybridization of species with porous genomes can eventually lead to
introgression via repeated backcrossing. The potential for introgression between species is …

Except for fish whose migration is barriered by weirs and dams, there have been inadequate
investigation on the population genetic structure of endangered animal species depending …

Background Restriction site associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) has the potential to be a
broadly applicable, low-cost approach for high-quality genetic linkage mapping in forest …

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is grown as a nutritious leafy vegetable worldwide. To
accelerate spinach breeding efficiency, a high-quality reference genome sequence with …