Plant Genome and Systems Biology/PGSB, Helmholtz Center Munich - German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Plant Genome and Systems Biology/PGSB, Helmholtz Center Munich - German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.
Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2016 Apr;30:33-40. doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2016.01.004. Epub 2016 Feb 8.
Monocots represent a monophyletic clade of the angiosperms that - based on fossil and molecular records - originated at around the Early Cretaceous from aquatic and wetland ancestors. Among their members are important crops including maize, wheat, rice, sorghum and barley, accounting for the major source for the daily calorie uptake by humans. Reflecting this importance, the partly large and complex genomes of these plants were major targets for ambitious and innovative sequencing projects, which will be discussed in this review article.
单子叶植物是被子植物的一个单系分支，根据化石和分子记录，它们起源于早白垩世，由水生和湿地祖先进化而来。单子叶植物包括许多重要的农作物，如玉米、小麦、水稻、高粱和大麦，它们为人类提供了日常卡路里的主要来源。反映出这种重要性，这些植物部分较大且复杂的基因组是雄心勃勃和创新测序项目的主要目标，本文将对这些项目进行讨论。
