Ancient genomes reveal early Andean farmers selected common beans while preserving diversity
Emiliano Trucchi, Andrea Benazzo, Martina Lari, Alice Iob, Stefania Vai, Laura Nanni, Elisa Bellucci, Elena Bitocchi, Francesca Raffini, Chunming Xu, Scott A. Jackson, Verónica Lema, María del Pilar Babot, Nurit Oliszewski, Adolfo Fabian Gil, , Giorgio Bertorelle
The paper analyzes ancient and modern common bean genomes to show that genetic diversity was preserved during early domestication, with significant erosion occurring only recently.
Nature Plants · Feb 8, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics