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Genomics Identifies Origins of Naturally Occurring Seedless Bananas
Jenn Hoskins
13th July, 2024
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Key Findings
- Researchers at National Taiwan University found a way to produce seeds from nearly sterile triploid bananas
- The seeds grew into tetraploid seedlings, which have four sets of chromosomes, suggesting a method to increase genetic diversity
- Hybridization between triploid bananas and wild diploid species could lead to more resilient banana varieties
References
Main Study
1) Phylogenomics identifies parents of naturally occurring tetraploid bananas.
Published 12th July, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40529-024-00429-9
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