A near complete genome assembly of chia assists in identification of key fatty acid desaturases in developing seeds
Leiting Li, Jingjing Song, Meiling Zhang, Shahid Iqbal, Yuanyuan Li, Heng Zhang, Hui Zhang
The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly of chia and identifies key fatty acid desaturase genes responsible for high ALA content in seeds.
bioRxiv · Aug 15, 2022 · PreprintGenomics