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PhyloGenome

Crowd sourcing, open access, trading cards game about the genome sequencing era

  • About PhyloGenome
  • Editions
    • Genome Edition
      • Species cards (GE)
      • Event cards (GE)
      • Generation progress cards (GE)
      • Game rules
      • Alternative game dynamics 1: “Nature Challenge” mode
      • Alternative game dynamics 2: “Timeline” mode
      • Glossary
      • Event cards explanations
    • Extinction Edition
      • Species Cards (EE)
      • Event Cards (EE)
      • Conservation Status Progress Cards (EE)
    • Escape the Lab: The Case of the Lost Genome
  • Cards
  • Teaching materials
    • Lesson 1. About a sequenced and published genome
    • Lesson 2. Sequencing and assembly
    • Lesson 3. Gene annotation and analysis of gene expression
    • Lesson 4. Evolution of the genome: comparative genomics
    • Lesson 5. Create the species card
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    • Species card submission form (Genome edition)
    • Species card submission form (Extinction edition)
    • Event / Progress card submission form
Genome Edition, Species cards (GE)

Cacao

Posted by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona on June 5, 2024May 20, 2025

Theobroma cacao, the cacao tree, is the source of cocoa beans used to produce chocolate. Its genome sequencing aids in understanding cacao genetics, disease resistance, and traits related to cocoa bean quality.

10.1038/ng.736 (Dec 26, 2010)

  • Kingdom:
  • Viridiplantae
  • Phylum:
  • Streptophyta
  • Class:
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Genome scale:
  • 6
  • Sequencing generation:
  • 2
  • Genomic interest areas:
  • Crops
  • Food production

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sonia.casillas@uab.cat
Facultat de Biociències
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Credits: Phylogame.org, Honorah O’Neill

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  • Event cards (GE)
  • Extinction Edition
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