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Primula vulgaris (primrose) genome assembly, annotation and gene expression, with comparative genomics on the heterostyly supergene (2018)
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Cocker, J. M., Wright, J., Li, J., Swarbreck, D., Dyer, S., Caccamo, M., & Gilmartin, P. M. (2018). Primula vulgaris (primrose) genome assembly, annotation and gene expression, with comparative genomics on the heterostyly supergene. Scientific reports, 8(1), Article 17942. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36304-4

Primula vulgaris (primrose) exhibits heterostyly: plants produce self-incompatible pin- or thrum-form flowers, with anthers and stigma at reciprocal heights. Darwin concluded that this arrangement promotes insect-mediated cross-pollination; later stu... Read More about Primula vulgaris (primrose) genome assembly, annotation and gene expression, with comparative genomics on the heterostyly supergene.