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Study Questions
1) What features of plant genomes create challenges for comparative genomic analyses that are
not typically as problematic for studies of mammalian genomes?
2) Discuss one or more ways that earlier theories about crop domestication have been revised
based on recent molecular evidence.
3) How can identification of loci that have been targets of selection for adaptation to cropping
systems be useful for future breeding efforts?
4) Do you foresee that targeted genome editing technologies will play an important role in plant
breeding programs in the near future?