Characterization of the lipoxygenase (LOX) gene family in the Chinese white pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) and comparison with other members of the Rosaceae

Table 1 The five Rosaceae species in which LOX homologous genes were identified

Common name	Species name	Chromosome number	Release version	Genome gene number	Identified LOX genes	Gene name prefix
Pear	Pyrus bretschneideri	34	NJAU, v1.0	42341	23	Pbr
Apple	Malus domestica	34	GDR, v1.0	63541	36	MDP
Peach	Prunus persica	16	JGI, v1.0	27864	16	ppa
Mei	Prunus mume	16	BFU, v1.0	31390	18	Pm
Woodland strawberry	Fragaria vesca	14	GDR, v1.0	32831	14	mrna

In this study we investigated the genome of five Rosaceae species; pear, apple, peach, mei and woodland strawberry. NJAU, Nanjing Agricultural University (http://peargenome.njau.edu.cn/); GDR, Genome Database for Rosaceae (http://www.rosaceae.org/); JGI, Joint Genome Institude (http://www.jgi.doe.gov/); BFU, Beijing Forestry University (http://prunusmumegenome.bjfu.edu.cn/index.jsp).

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