Brian Abernathy

TL;DR: An accurate soybean genome sequence will facilitate the identification of the genetic basis of many soybean traits, and accelerate the creation of improved soybean varieties.

TL;DR: 2 independent domestications from genetic pools that diverged before human colonization are confirmed and a set of genes linked with increased leaf and seed size are identified and combined with quantitative trait locus data from Mesoamerican cultivars.

TL;DR: The genome sequences of its diploid ancestors are reported to show that these genomes are similar to cultivated peanut's A and B subgenomes and used to identify candidate disease resistance genes, to guide tetraploid transcript assemblies and to detect genetic exchange between cultivated peanuts' subgenome.

TL;DR: The genome sequence of segmental allotetraploid peanut is reported and suggests that diversity generated by genetic deletions and homeologous recombination helped to favor the domestication of Arachis hypogaea over its diploid relatives.

TL;DR: Observations provide key insights on the inclusion of new genetic diversity in cultivated peanut and will inform the development of high-resolution mapping populations.