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taxid: 3826
genus: Cicer 
commonName: Chickpea 
description: "Cicer is a genus of the legume family, Fabaceae, and the only genus found in tribe Cicereae. It is included within the IRLC, and its native distribution is across the Middle East and Asia. Its best-known and only domesticated member is Cicer arietinum, the chickpea."

species:
  - arietinum 
  - echinospermum
  - reticulatum

resources:
  - name: CicerMine
    URL: "https://mines.legumeinfo.org/cicermine/begin.do"
    description: "InterMine interface for accessing genetic and genomic data for several Cicer species."
  - name: GCViT
    URL: "https://gcvit.cicer.legumeinfo.org"
    description: "Genotype comparison visualization tool."
  - name: Genome Context Viewer
    URL: "https://gcv.legumeinfo.org/gene;lis=cicar.ICC4958.Ca_00714?q=cicar.ICC4958.Ca_00714&sources=lis&algorithm=repeat&match=10&mismatch=-1&gap=-1&score=30&threshold=25&bmatched=20&bintermediate=10&bmask=10&linkage=average&cthreshold=20&neighbors=10&matched=4&intermediate=5&bregexp=&border=chromosome&regexp=&order=distance"
    description: "Browser for dynamically discovering and viewing genomic synteny across selected species."
  - name: Germplasm GIS  
    URL: "https://germplasm-map.legumeinfo.org/#?zoom=6&maxRecs=200&taxonQuery=Cicer&traitScale=global&geocodedOnly=false&traitExcludeUnchar=false&limitToMapExtent=false&lat=35.87&lng=-109.47&mapHeight=188.25&baseMap=ESRI%20-%20NatGeo%20(default,%20reference%20map)&ne_lat=37.52715361723378&ne_lng=-93.97705078125001&sw_lat=34.17999758688084&sw_lng=-124.95849609375001&accessionIdsInclusive=false"
    description: "Geographic information system viewer, showing collection locations for Cicer data held by the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System."