Momordica charantia
Mch Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitales

Momordica charantia

22 2n Chromosomes
Cucurbitaceae Family
Taxonomic Classification
Kingdom Plantae Phylum Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Cucurbitales Family Cucurbitaceae
Genome & Ploidy
2n
22 chromosomes
Polyploidy History (PhyloWGD)
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Species Notes
Description
Momordica charantia is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.
Data source
build_pgdd_species_jsons.py
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Protein sequences
FASTA (.pep) — amino acid sequences for all annotated genes
Gene coordinates
BED format — chromosomal positions for MCScanX input
Coding sequences
FASTA (.cds) — nucleotide CDS for Ka/Ks analysis
Gene type annotations
TSV — gene duplication classifications
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