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Salvia hispanica L. (chia) is a member of the mint family that is cultivated for its seeds. More...

Salvia hispanica L. (chia) is a member of the mint family that is cultivated for its seeds. The majority of seed content in chia is comprised of omega fatty acids. Furthermore, chia seeds are also rich in fiber and minerals. The human health potential of chia seeds have driven studies of dietary effects, however there is little genetic or genomic studies available. In this study we obtained RNA from seeds, shoots, cotyledons, leaf primordia, nodes, racemes, and flower tissues from different developmental stages to generate an expression atlas for chia. RNA was sequenced on an Illumina Hiseq 2500. Sequence reads were assembled de novo to produce transcripts. Sequence reads were aligned to the chia transcriptome assembly to generate counts for each tissue type. Differentially expressed transcripts were determined for each tissue type. Less...