Sechium edule
Seced Cucurbitaceae

Sechium edule

Cucurbitaceae Family
Taxonomic Classification
Kingdom Plantae Family Cucurbitaceae
PlantGIR · v1.0
Genome & Ploidy
Polyploidy History (PhyloWGD)
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Species Notes
Description
Chayote, also known as christophine, mirliton, güisquil, and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. This fruit was first cultivated in Mesoamerica between southern Mexico and Honduras, with the most genetic diversity available in both Mexico and Guatemala. It is one among dozens of foods introduced to the Old World during the Columbian Exchange.
Data source
sync_pangenome_to_db.py
Wikipedia
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Image credit
© Wikimedia Commons — Chayote
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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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Analysis Tools
Synteny & Collinearity
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Evolutionary Analysis
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