Cientistas conseguem mapear genoma da batata
Crédito, BBC World Service
For the first time, scientists have decoded the full DNA sequence of the potato plant. Details of the achievement are published in the journal, Nature. The discovery could help to boost food production. Reportagem de John Ironmonger.
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The humble potato is in fact the world's fourth largest food crop, with a global annual yield of around 330 million tonnes.
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hamble (comum) ordinary
food crop (cultivo de vegetais plantados em larga escala para alimentação) collection of plants grown in large amounts cultivated for eating
a global annual yield (produção total mundial em um ano) total world production in a year
chemical blueprint (instruções biológicas) biological instructions
deciphering (decifrando) descovering the meaning (of something)
traits (características) characteristics, features
starchiness (porção de carboidrato) carbohydrate content
breeders (criador) a person that keeps animals for reproduction
breakthrough (grande conquista ou sucesso que possibilita avanços futuros) major achievement or success that permits further progress
soaring (crescendo rapidamente) rapidily increasing
