Fragaria nipponica facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fragaria nipponica |
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Fragaria
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nipponica
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Fragaria nipponica is a species of wild strawberry native to the western side of the Japanese island of Honshū, with a variety Fragaria nipponica var. yakusimensis on Yakushima. Some botanists treat it as a synonym of Fragaria yezoensis.
All strawberries have a base haploid count of 7 chromosomes. Fragaria nipponica is diploid, having 2 pairs of these chromosomes for a total of 14 chromosomes.
Fragaria nipponica, particularly var. yakusimensis, is cultivated in Japan for its edible fruit.
| NCBI genome ID | 24458 |
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| Ploidy | diploid |
| Number of chromosomes | 14 |
| Year of completion | 2014 |
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