About Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao (cacao or chocolate tree) is a neotropical plant native to Amazonian rainforests. It is now cultivated in over 50 countries. A member of Malvaceae family, its beans are harvested from pods for use as the food chocolate, in confections and cosmetics. Cacao is a diploid species (2n=2x=20) with a relatively small genome (from 411 Mb to 494 Mb). This is the V2 genome assembly and annotation of the Belizian Criollo B97-61/B2 cultivar.
Taxonomy ID 3641
Data source CIRAD
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Comparative genomics
What can I find? Homologues, gene trees, and whole genome alignments across multiple species.
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Phylogenetic overview of gene families
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Genomic alignments [10]
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Variation
This species currently has no variation database. However you can process your own variants using the Variant Effect Predictor:
Links
- http://cocoa-genome-hub.southgreen.fr
- https://www.cacaogenomedb.org based on the Matina 1-6 genotype
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