The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium published a draft sequence of the bread wheat genome.
The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC), Bethesda, Md., published a draft sequence of the bread wheat genome in the international journal, Science.
Officials say the chromosome-based draft provides new insight into the structure, organization, and evolution of the large, complex genome of the world's most widely grown cereal crop. Experts agree the genetic blueprint is an invaluable resource to plant science researchers and breeders. For the first time, they have at their disposal a set of tools enabling them to rapidly locate specific genes on individual wheat chromosomes throughout the genome.