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SUBMITTER: Park H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8298427 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Communications biology 20210722 1
Watermeal, Wolffia australiana, is the smallest known flowering monocot and is rich in protein. Despite its great potential as a biotech crop, basic research on Wolffia is in its infancy. Here, we generated the reference genome of a species of watermeal, W. australiana, and identified the genome-wide features that may contribute to its atypical anatomy and physiology, including the absence of roots, adaxial stomata development, and anaerobic life as a turion. In addition, we found evidence of ex ...[more]