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The Plant and Animal Genome (PAG, held annually) meeting in January 2012 provided insights into the advances in plant, animal, and microbe genome studies particularly as they impact on our understanding of complex biological systems. The diverse areas of biology covered included the advances in technologies, variation in complex traits, genome change in evolution, and targeting phenotypic changes, across the broad spectrum of life forms. This overview aims to summarize the major advances in research areas presented in the plenary lectures and does not attempt to summarize the diverse research activities covered throughout the PAG in workshops, posters, presentations, and displays by suppliers of cutting-edge technologies.
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Appels, R., Barrero, R. & Bellgard, M. Advances in biotechnology and linking outputs to variation in complex traits: Plant and Animal Genome meeting January 2012. Funct Integr Genomics 12, 1–9 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-012-0270-7
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