Characterization and Evolution of Conserved MicroRNA through Duplication Events in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera)

• Yong Xiao ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yong Xiao, Wei Xia

  Affiliation Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology/Coconuts Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, Hainan, China

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• Wei Xia ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yong Xiao, Wei Xia

  Affiliation Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology/Coconuts Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, Hainan, China

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• Yaodong Yang ,

  * E-mail: ydyang@tocri.com

  Affiliation Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology/Coconuts Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, Hainan, China

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• Annaliese S. Mason,

  Affiliation School of Agriculture and Food Sciences and Centre for Integrative Legume Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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• Xintao Lei,

  Affiliation Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology/Coconuts Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, Hainan, China

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• Zilong Ma

  Affiliation Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Science, Haikou, Hainan, China

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