Paterson Andrew H
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Int J Plant Genomics. 2008;2008:362451. doi: 10.1155/2008/362451.
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a subject of plant genomics research based on its importance as one of the world's leading cereal crops, a biofuels crop of high and growing importance, a progenitor of one of the world's most noxious weeds, and a botanical model for many tropical grasses with complex genomes. A rich history of genome analysis, culminating in the recent complete sequencing of the genome of a leading inbred, provides a foundation for invigorating progress toward relating sorghum genes to their functions. Further characterization of the genomes other than Saccharinae cereals may shed light on mechanisms, levels, and patterns of evolution of genome size and structure, laying the foundation for further study of sugarcane and other economically important members of the group.
高粱（Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench）是植物基因组学研究的对象，因为它作为世界主要谷类作物之一具有重要性，作为一种重要性日益增加的生物燃料作物，作为世界上最有害杂草之一的祖先，以及作为许多具有复杂基因组的热带禾本科植物的植物学模型。丰富的基因组分析历史，最终以最近一个主要自交系基因组的完整测序为高潮，为推动高粱基因与其功能关联的研究进展奠定了基础。对除糖料谷类作物以外的其他基因组的进一步表征，可能会揭示基因组大小和结构的进化机制、水平和模式，为进一步研究甘蔗及该类群其他经济上重要的成员奠定基础。
