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taxid: 34305
genus: Lotus
species: japonicus
abbrev: lotja
commonName: birdsfoot trefoil
description: "Lotus japonicus, a forage crop (much like clover), is widely used as a model in legume biology. It is physically small in stature, with a small genome, and a short generation time, and it is relatively easily transformable (for gene functional studies). Genome version available on LIS is version Lj2.5 and Lj3.0, publication associated with this genome version is available here: Sato et al., 2008 (doi:10.1093/dnares/dsn008)."
resources:
  - name: LIS SequenceServer
    URL: "https://sequenceserver.legumeinfo.org/"
    description: "SequenceServer BLAST against the Lotus Japonicus assembly v3.0"

strains:
  - identifier: MG20
    accession: MG-20
    name: Miyakojima
    origin: Miyakojima, Japan
    description: "Lotus japonicus ecotype Miyakojima (MG-20) was identified as an early-flowering accession, with traits that distinguish it from other Japanese accessions: low concentrations of anthocyanin in the stem and petals, few trichomes, a more upright habit, broad leaflets and petals, and large black seeds (Pajuelo and Stougaard, 2005, in: A.J. Marquez (ed.), Lotus japonicus Hadbook, pp. 3-24)."