Simpler woodland strawberry genome aids research on more complex fruits
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 12:31
in Biology & Nature
Although the apple genome has already been sequenced, it can still take years for an apple breeder to see the first actual piece of fruit on a tree. That's why University of Illinois plant molecular geneticist Schuyler Korban jumped at the chance to help sequence the genome of the woodland strawberry a close relative of the apple that blooms in a mere 15 weeks, making his work much more efficient.