The gymnosperm Pinus pinea L. (stone pine) is a typical Mediterranean pine used for nuts and timber production,and as an ornamental around the world. Pine genomes are large in comparison to other species. The hypothesis that retrotransposons, such as gymny, made a large contribution to this alteration in genome size was recently confirmed. However, P. pinea is unique in other various aspects. P. pinea demonstra...
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