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Soybean genome turns out to be soysoybeanbean

Chromosomes copied themselves at least twice

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Scientists finally do know beans about soybeans, thanks to a newly unveiled genome sequence.

SPILLING BEANS Researchers have released a draft of the genetic blueprint of the soybean plant, one of the larger plant genomes to be sequenced so far. Image: Roy Kaltschmidt

The plant’s DNA contains a surprising amount of duplication, says geneticist Scott Jackson of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.