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Complete genetic map of hardy forage legume opens door to better alfalfa
PubMed · 2026-09-19
Researchers have read the complete genetic code of black medick, a hardy, protein-rich forage legume, with no gaps. They also built a gene-editing method for it and used it to change its leaf shape, giving breeders a toolkit for improving alfalfa and forage crops that grow at high altitude.
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Produced a telomere-to-telomere (complete, gap-free) genome assembly of Medicago lupulina, a high-protein forage legume adapted to high-altitude environments
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Established a working CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system in M. lupulina
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Used the editing tool to successfully alter leaf shape, demonstrating the method can change visible traits
