What is it about?
Nori is a type of seaweed commonly used in sushi and snacks. Notably, Saga Prefecture in Japan is a primary production region for cultivated nori. In this study, we primarily focused on examining the genetic variations of cultivated nori originating from Saga Prefecture.
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Why is it important?
This is the first report to analyze the genetic diversity of cultivated nori using cutting-edge whole-genome sequencing techniques.
Perspectives
This research holds the potential to contribute to the future improvement of cultivated nori.
Yukio Nagano
Saga University
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This page is a summary of: Genomic diversity of 39 samples of Pyropia species grown in Japan, PLoS ONE, June 2021, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252207.
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