【The New York Times】How Peppers Proliferated Around the Planet (Published 2021)

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How Peppers Proliferated Around the Planet (Published 2021)
In the world’s plant gene banks, scientists studied how so many varieties of the humble capsicum worked their way onto o...

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repository

意味 容器; 貯蔵 [保管, 収納] 所

These repositories keep seeds in storage for the use of crop breeders and researchers, allowing access to the widest possible variety of traits.

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bell pepper

意味 (米) パプリカ, ピーマン ((英) pepper)

Dr. Tripodi and his colleagues focused on the most widely consumed pepper group, Capsicum annuum, the species that is grown into bell peppers of all colors, cayenne peppers and jalapeños.

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うーん、前にも調べたけど忘れちゃってたー。

trait

意味 [C] (かたく) (性格上· 身体上の) 特徴, 特性, 特質

The researchers uncovered genes associated with these traits and others, which may be of use to breeders in the future.

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sequence

意味 …を順番に並べる; [生化]…の配列を決定する.

As sequencing grows cheaper and easier, it may alter how gene banks work, not just revealing the history or providing information for breeders but shaping the process of saving these plants for the future.

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