Comparison of homoeolocus organisation in paired BAC clones from white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and microcolinearity with model legume species.docVIP

Hand et al. BMC Plant Biology 2010, 10:94 /1471-2229/10/94 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Comparison of homoeolocus organisation in Research article paired BAC clones from white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and microcolinearity with model legume species Melanie L Hand1,2,3, Noel OI Cogan1,2, Timothy I Sawbridge1,2,3, German C Spangenberg1,2,3 and John W Forster*1,2,3 Abstract Background: White clover (Trifolium repens L.) is an outbreeding allotetraploid species and an important forage legume in temperate grassland agriculture. Comparison of sub-genome architecture and study of nucleoti