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GrainGenes Sequence Report: AA041697

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Sequence	AA041697
Germplasm	CC7277 (oat)
Species	Avena atlantica
Probe	AA041697
Reference	Maughan PJ et al. (2019) Genomic insights from the first chromosome-scale assemblies of oat (Avena spp.) diploid species BMC Biology 17.
DNA	GGACCACTGAAAACGGCCGATTCAAGCGTTGTTCTTAGGCCTAACTCCAG GCTGTTTTGAGAAGCGCATTGGCATAGTCCAAACTCGTATGCAGGCAATC AATTGAGCCGATTTCATTTTTCAAAAAGTTATTTGACCCTCGTGCAGGCT ACCAAACACCGTTCCAAATTTATGCTTGCGCCGTGCACGCCATGTCGCTG ACAGAACCATCATCTATCATGTGATGTGCAGTGAAGTGTAAACATCCAGG TAAAGCGATAGAGTCTGACTCCTGAGCACCATGTAGATTTCCTTCCTGAA AAAGAAGTGAATTTTGTAGTACGCGAAAAGTAAAGGAGAACGGCACGGGG CATTTGTCTGAAACCGTCCGGCGCGTTGCACGCTGATCGGAGATCCTATA TACCCCGACCCGACAGTATATCAGAATGATCGCCTCGCCCCCCCATCGAA TTTCTTCAACTCCTCCAGTTTCGCCGCCACACACGCAACGCACAAGAATG GACGCAACCCGGGCCCTCCTCCTGCCGCGCTCCGACGGCGTCGTCCCCGG CGTGGTCGACTTCCGCGGCGGCCCCGCGTCGCGCGCATCCACCGGACGAT GGTCCGCCGCGATGTTCATCCTCGGTACGGAGCCTCCGATCCAACAAACA GAGCACGATTCGTGTGAGGTCGATCGATGACTGACTGATCGAGGTGTCGA TTTTAACTTGTGATCGATCTGTGTTCTTGCAATTTGAAGGTGTGGAGATC GCGGAGAGGTTCGCGTACCACGGGGTGTCCGCGAACCTGATCAGCTACCT CACGGGCCCGCTGGGGGAGTCGACGGCGGGCGCCGCGGCGGCGATCAACG CCTGGAGCGGCGTCGCCACGATGCTGCCGCTCCTCGTGGCGTGCGTCGCC GACGCCTGGCTCGGGAGGTTCCGGACCATCGTCTTCGCCTCCATCCTCTT CGTCGTGGTAAGGCCCAATTTCCCTCCCACTCCCCAATTCAGCACATTGA CTGACGTAAAACCGCAGTCGGTCTGTCAGTTTCGTCGGTAACGCAAAATT CGATCACTGACAATGCCAGCGTCTGTGTGTGTGTCGCTGCAGAGCATGGG GATGCTGACCCTGTCGTCGGCGCTCCCGATGTTCCACACGGACGGCTGCA GCAGCTTCTTCGCCTCGCCGTCGCTCGCCTGCTCCCCGTCCCCGGTGCAG GTGACCATCTTCTACGTCTCCCTCTACCTGGTGGCGCTGGCGGAGGCCGG GCACAAGCCCTGCGCGCAGGCGTTCGGCGCCGACCAGTTCGACCAGCACC ACCCAAAGGAGGCCGTCGCCCGGAGCTCCTTCTTCAACTGGTGGTACTTC GGGATGTGCTCCGGCACCGCCGCCACCACCGTGGTCTCCAGCTACATCCA GGACAACATCGGCTGGGGCCTCGGCTTCGGCGTCCCCTGCCTCGTCATGG TCCTCGCCCTCGCCATGTTCCTGCTCGGCACGCGCAGGTACCGCTACTAC ACCTCCACGCAGTCCAGCCCCTTCGCCCGCCTCGCCAGAGCCTTCGTCGC GCTCGTCAGAGGCCCCAAGTCGGGCCAGTGCGCGACCGAGGACGCCGAGT TCAATGCCGAGGAGCACCGGGACGAGGTCAGCGGCCTGCTGCGGCTGTTC CCCATCTGGGCGACCTGCATCATCTACGCCGTCATCTTCTCCCAGTCCTC CACCTTCTTCACCAAGCAGGCCGCCACGCTGGACCGGAGGATCGGCGCCA CGTTCCAGGTGCCGCCGGCCGCGCTGCAGACGTTCATCAGCCTGACCATC ATCACCTTCATCCCGGTCTACGACCGGCTCTTCGTGCCCGCCGCGCGGCG GTTCACGCGCATGTCATCGGGCATCACAATGCTGCAGCGGATCGGGACCG GCCTCGTCCTCGCGATGGTGGCCATGGCCGTGGCCGCGCTGGTCGAAGCA AAACGGCTCGGCGTGGCGAGGGACGCCGGGCTCGTGGACCAGCCCAAGGC GGCGCTGCCGATGAGCCTGTGGTGGATGGTGCCGCAGTACGTGCTGTTCG GGCTCTCCGACGTGTTCGCCATGATCGGCCTGCAGGAGTTCTTCTACGAC CAGGTCCCCGACGCGCTGCGCAGCATCGGCCTCGCCTTCTTCCTCAGCAT CTTCGGGGTGGGGCACTTCTTCAGCAGCTTCCTCATCTCCGCCATCGACA GTACCACCAAGAAGAGCGGCGAGAGCTGGTTCGCGAACAATCTTAACCGC GCGCACCTCGACTACTTCTACTGGCTCCTCGCCGGCCTATGCGCCGTGGA GCTCGTCGCGTTCGTGATCGTCTCCCGCGTTTATGTGTACAAGAAGAGGG TAGCTCATCATGACGACAGTGTTGCTGTCATGTAGATTAGAGAATGGATA CAGCTTATGTCAGGTTCTGATGTATGTAGAGACGTATAGCGTTACACCTA TAGTAGATCTTTGTATGGAGTTCATCTGTATCGTGCACATATCAAAATGA TAATGATTGGCTAATATAACAAAAAAATGGACATGCACCAAAATTTTCTT AGGGGATGTTAGAAACAGTTTGCAACAAATTACTCCCTCCATCTTAAAAT AGATGTCTTAATTTTTTTGAAATTTAGATAAATCTATATACCAAATAGTA CTCTCTATGATCCATATTAGTTGATATGGATTTGTCAAAATTTGGATAAA CCTATATACTAAACAGTTTAGATTCATCCGAATCTAGACAAATCAAAGTC AACTAATATGGGCCGGAGGAAGTATGTAGATTTATCTATTTTTTAATAAA TTTGAGACATCTATTTTAAGACTGAGGACCACTAGGCGGCGAGGCCAGGA CAACTCTAAGGGCATGTTTAATGGCGAGCGTTTATATGGACGCTTAGAGA GAGGAAAAAAGGGAAACTGATCCTAGCGTCTAGACAAAAGAGTCCATCAT CCAAAGGGAATTGCTAACTGAGGCGCTTGCCCAGATTTGTTTTTGTCCCT GCTACGACTTAAAATGTATCTGTTTAGGTAGAGAAAAAGCGAAGCGACCG ACGCTACATCTTGCAGCGACGCTAACGAAAATCTCGGTCACCGTGAGGAA TCACCGATAACGGACAGAAATCTTATATTAGCGCCTGCTCTAAGCGGCCG CGCTGCAGCCAATTACTGAGAGAAGGGCCGAAAGTACTCAAATAGTTTCT TTTGAAACTATCTTTTTACAAATAGGGTATATTAATAACGTATCAATTTC ATCTAGGCTCTGCAACACCATATTTTTCCATATGGATACAGACGGTCCAA AAAAAATATAATAATAAAAAGTTCCGCTACAGTGATCTATTCCTTGTACC AGTACCCCACCAAAACAGTACCAAAAGTCTAGCTTCTCCAAAAGTGATAT CTCCAAGAAGAGGATAGTGCACAAACACCGTCGTCGTTCGATCATGGATC TTAGGTTTTTACCCTAAAGAAAGTCATCACTTGCAAAATAATGCCTTTAA CAAGGTTATTGCCAAGCACAACCAATCAAGGCCAGAACTTGGATTTTCAC TTTGAAAGATAAGGCTTTGAACTTCTCATGTGTTGTTGGCCCCACTTACG ATGTCGCTGCTCCAAGTCACAAATCATCAGCCAATTCCTCATCCCTACAA AGACTCGAATTACCATTGGTAGTCCTCATATATCGGCTTCCATGACATTC TCCGCTAGCTGACTTCATCATGGAACGAGAAAGCGTGCCCCCATGGTAGT AACAACCAGCAGGGCTTCACAACGCTCCCTCTGAAACCAAACAGTCAGAG AAAAACATGGGTGCGCACAGCCGAATCCCACCCGATCCAGCAATCTCCAC GCATGAATCGCCCAGTGGAGTTCGCCGACGGAGCCTTCCAAAACACGACA CACCAGCCAGATCAATAGGGAAAAGCATCCAAAAGATCATCATCTTGGTG CGAGTTGGAATCCTAGGACCACCCCCTTTATTCAAGCCGAGCTAGTAGCC CCCATGCCACCCGTCAGCACCTTGTTGGATCATCTGCTCCGAACCTCATA GGCTAGGACAACATCGAGGAAGAAGAATACATATCATGGACGATCTTTCG CCGAATCGATCGAACCACGCAACGAGGAGGAGCCCCCGGCACCGGTCAAC GCACCGATGTGCAAGACCTCCACCACCACCCGTGTTCCACACGCGCCGCC CAGTGACGGCCCTCCTCGCACGTAGGAGACCGTCGAGGCTCGCGTGCACT CACCACCGTCATTGGTAGCGTGGGTGTGGCCGCCACCGCCGACGAATACG ACGGCAGCGGACTTGGGGAGTAGATCAAGAGACCGATCGCTAGGGTGGGA GAGGCGACCAGGGAGGGTGGGGAAGAGAGGGGAGGAGGGCAGCATTTTTA TTGCAAACATTGGTTCCCACAAAATTAATGAAAATATGCTCATGGGCATG AAAACACAATAAAGATTACATGACATTCATAACACCAATTTTATTTCTAG ACCTTCATCCAAACGGGTTGAATGAACCTCGTGTTATCTTCTACAAGTGG CTCCAGACTGAGACCAGAGAGAATCATGCGCCTCCACATGGTGAAGCAAG CATTTTTTTTTGGTGTTAGTGATACATATTATTAGCTTCATCACCCTCTT CATGAACATGTTTTACTTTGGCACATTGGGACCATTTGATCTCTTATTCT CCAATTAGCTTAGCTACACGCTCATCGTCCTCTCTCTTGACTATATACAA TGTACTAAGAGGGGTGTTCTCAGCTTCAACATCGAGCTCATCTATAAGAC AGAAGCAACTTTTTTCATTTTTAGTATGACCCACTCAAGTTCTTTGCCCA AACCCTAAAAGCAGGCCACCTCTCAATATGTGTTCAACCACAAGCCTCTT GCACAACTTAGTTGCCACAGTTTGATACAAACCCTCCAGGTCCAACCATG AAATCTCAAATGAGAAATTACCGTTATTTTTAAGATGGACGAGATCTTTC AAATGAATGAGAATCAACTTATGATCTGAGAACACTCTTGACAAGTTTGC ACGGTGGCCAACGTGAACTTCTTTTCCCATTGCACAATGGTCACAACATA ATCCATCTTCTCATAGTCAGATTTTCCAAATTATTTGTCAACATAATTGA TGTCCAGAAAGAACGATTTTTCTAAACTCAAGCTTTCAATTATCACCTTA AAATTGAAGAGCCAGAGATCATGAAAAGATCACTATTCTTTTCCTATTAT TGACGGATGATATTAAAGTATGCCCTCCAACTGCGTGGGCAACAACTTTG AACTACAGGTCGGACGAATTCTACTAGCAAGTCTTGTTGGAGTTCCGTTT GTGCAACACCATATGCTCGCACTACGACGGTCAAAAGTCCATCCTCCTTG AACACACATGAAATTTTCACACAGAAGTCACCCACATGAACCACTTACAT TGAGGGGGAAGTTTGATCTTCTAGTCTCCATCAAGGCGACAAATCCGAAT TATGCTCGTGCACCGAGTATGCAACAAAATGATGCTTAGCCAAGTCATGA AGGCGTCTTCTATTTCAAAATTGCTATTTCAATTCAACAACAAACTCACT TCTGTAACCGTGCACTACAACCTCTAATGGGAAGAAGTCGGGCTTTTTGT CTCCGGACATGTGCGACTTTCGCAACGACCAACTTAGTTTGGAATTGACA GACCATGAGCCTCGTCTGCATCATGATATGTTTCACTAGTACATACCATG TTCAGCATAATAGCTATTCCGTCGACCACAGCCTCTTCGATGACATGAAT TGAACGAGCAATTTATTTACTATCCTAACCTCCTAATTTAGTTGTCTTCT TTAGCAATAGCATAATCACAAATAGACAGAGCCGGCTGCTGCTATTATCT TTCAAAAATGCCGAGTAGTCGGCGTAGCGGCGAACCCTCTTCTCATGACA TGAATTTCATCAGGTAACTTTGCTAAAGAAAATACTCCTAACATTCTTCG GTGGAAAGGGGAAAAAAATGAGATTTCATCTGGTTAGTGGTTACGTCATG GATGGAATGCGCATATCAAGAAACCCGTGGACCACTCTCCGAACTTAACC ATGCGAAGCTATACTCCTGATTTTCCAACTGCCAAGGACTCTATATGATA CTCTATGAACTTTCATACTACGTGGAAGCAAAGGCGTGCATGATTTGTAA GACAAATCATATGATTATGATTTTTCGTTGCGGGTAAAATCAAATGATTA TGATCGTGAAGAAGATATGTGTATCTTTGATAGTGCTCGACACTTTTAGT TCAGTCCTGTTTAGCAAAGCAGCTACGATTCAGAATAAAAACTGAACAAG ATAAAGTGGCGTGGAAAAGCGTGCACGCCGACTCGACAAGTGTTCGAGTA TCTGCAGGAGATTGATCCTGATCAAAAGTGTGCAGTGCTTGGATTCGAGA ACTGGTGGATGTAATCCTTCTCTAGTTCCAAGCACAGAAGACAATCGGTG ACGTGAACGTGATGCAAGAATGCAAGATATGCATGCATGTTTTGCTTTTT TTAGAACGCGAGTTGATCTAAAAAAACACAAATGAGAGGTACAGTAGGGG TTTAGACGTGGGGCGGTGGGAAACTGAGTGACATCGATCGGCCTGTAGTG AGCCAGCCCATTGAGCAACTATTGGTTGCTAAAGGGAGCTACTAGATCAT TTCCACTTTTAGCTTCTAGAGTATCCATTCAAGACTTTCTTGTATCAAGT TTTGGAGTTCCTTACAAGGTAACCCACGTGGATAAACCCAAAAAGGACAA TCTCTAACTAGACTTTTCTTAAAACAAATATATACTCTCTCCGAAATAAC TAACCTGACTTTATCTAGATTCACATGTATCTATATACTACTAAAATAAG TCTAAAATCGTTGGAGTAACAAGCACCCGAAAGTTGATGCCCTACGTTGG AGCCATGGAGTCCTCCGTCCGAATTAAGCTAGGATTAGTGTCCTTTCGAT TCTTCCCTCAAGCGCCTATACAGCGCTGACGATTGAACATGTCCTAAGTT TACTAACTTGCCCTAGTGTGAGCTTCATCCCTGCTTGGTTGTTCGTTTGC TACCCTAAATAATTGATACTCGCTCTAATCTAGATTAGTAGATTCAGATT TATTTAGAATCATATGTATTTAGATATATTTTAGTGAAATAGTATGTGGA TTGTGACATATTTGCATATAGACACTTTTTTCCTTCAAAAAACAGCGTCA AACACTCCACCTCAGTGTGGATTCATAAAAAATGTCTCATTGAGATTTCT AGACGTGTTTCAAAATGAACATTTTTAAGAAGTAAGCCAAGTTCAAGTCT TCACGTATGCAGATTTGGGTTCTTATTATTTCAAAAACAAAATGGTTGTA GGGATTTCCCCTACCACATTCATTTTTTAAAAATAGACTTTTTCTTAAGA AAACAAGACACAAGCCCAGCATTAAATTAACAACGCCAACAACAACAATA AGGGTACATGATGTTGAACCCAGCTTACAAGAAGAGACTGCACACCCATA AAAGAAGACTACCAAGAAAGCTACAGAAGGAAGCGCGAACATCAGAAGCG ACCATTACAATGACTACAACAAAAGGGGAGCAAAACTGGACGACAACAGT GTCGGGCCGGAGCTCACCCCAGAGGGCGAGCCAACGAACACGCACACCGT CGAGCCACCAGAAGCCAACCACCACCATGAACCAACCAGGATGCCCACAA ACCAACAAGCAGCGCCAATGGAGACCCAACAAGGAACCGAGGGTGCAGAA ATCGAAGCAAGTCTTGCCAAAGAGAGCACACCGCAGTTTCCACACCATCC GAAGAAGCATCACAACTCCGCCACTCCACCGATGGAGAGCCACACGCCGA GAGCTCCAAGGCGGCGTCTTCAAGAAGAGAGCGACGCACGAGCGTTGTCG CCGCCCGATTCGTGGATCTTGGATTTTCACCCCGAACAAGTAGGGGGAGC AAGAGAAGCCACCACGACGTCTTCAAGAATGGGACGACGTCCTGTTGACG TCGCCATCGCTGCCCAAAGGGCAAGGGTTTCCCGTCGGCAAACTCCGCCT TCTACATGACGGACATGACGTCGCCAAAGCAGCATCCGAACCGTTGCCTC ATCATATGTCTCGCTAGGACCACGCCGTGACGTATGAGCATACGTTTTAA AGTGAAACATGTTTAAAAAATCTGAATATTAAAATTTCAGCAACACGTTT TATACTATAGTACTCCTATTTGTTTCACACACGATTCATTGAACAGCCAA AAAATATTCTGAAACTTGGAATGGAACATCTCTAGCTTGTAAAATACTAC TGTAGATGGGGAAAACACAGAGGGGCGCCTCAAGCTAGTGCTGTCATTTT CATCTTAGATCGTAAAATATCATGGAGAGATTATTGATGGTCGTTCAAAA TGAGGCGTGGTGGAGTATAACATAGGAGTATTCCCGGGGAGAAGCCCATA CCGTGATCCGATTGCCAATAGTCTCCTGTCCGTTGCTTTTCCAAAAAAGC TCTCGGGAGGGAAGTCAGAACTGCACGCCTAGCTAGCTATAGCTAGCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCTTGTTACCATCAGTTTGGAATCCAGGGGAACG CAAGGTGCGCGCCGTGCTCTTGTCTACGTACCGGTTCCCTTTTAGATAGA GCTGGGCAGATAGATCTCAGCCGCCCATCTGGTGATGATCAAACAGGAGC CCGGCTGGCGGCTGTGCGTGCGGCGTGCCCATGCGCACGCACGCGTGCGT GCACGCGGGGCGTTTCGGCGCTCGTGGCCTTCGCACGCCCGGGTGGGCGC CCCACGAGCGGGCATGCGTCGCGCAATATAAGGCAAGACATAATAAAATC CTAACAGAATATATTGCAAAATACGAAACAGAAGCATTGTACTTACATAG GACTTTGATTTTTTAGCTTAATTTTGAACCAAATAATTCCCAAAAGATCT CCAGAGGAAGGAGTTACCCTTTGGCCAGCCAAATCGGACCATAAATGCTG TTCATCGATTCGGGCACTGTTCGCGATCAGCTGCCGCACGCCTCTCGTCT GCACGCAACGCCTGTCGCCGTCGCGCTCCATCGATCGATCCCGTCCCGCA CTACATAAACCCGTAAGCTGACATACCGCCATGCCTCACCGGAGCCTGCT CCTCGACTCACCGCACTTCGAGGGGAACAACACCAGCATGGGGGACACCG TCGCTGGCGCCGCCGACTACCGCGGCCAGCCCGCCTCCCGTGCCGCCACC GGCGGCTGGAAATCCTCGATTTTCGTCATGGGTACGTACGCGACCCAATC TCTTTGTCATGGCCGGGACAGAACATCCGACCTGGTGACTGATATGCCTG TTTGTTCTGGATGCAGCTATGGAGATCGCCGAGAGGTTCGCGTACAAGGG CGTGGCGGCGAACCTCATCACGTACCTGACGGGGCCGCTGGGGCAGCCGA TGGCCAGCGCGGCGGCGTCCATCGACGCCTGGAAGGGCGTCTCCCAGATG CTGCCTCTGCCGGTGGCCTGCGTCGCCGACGCCTGGCTCGGCCGCTACCG GGCTATCATCCTCGCCTCCATCATCTTCGTCCTGGTCCGTCAGTCCTCCT CCAATTCCCCCCATCCTCACACAGAGTCCAAGCAGAACTACTAGTCGTAC TGATCTCGAACTCTGAAACTCTTTCTTCCGTACAGAGCATGGGCACGCTG TCGCTGTCGTCGGCGTTCCACATCTTCCGCTCCGGCGGGCACGTGGCCGT CTTCTACGTGGCGCTGTACCTGGTGGCGCTGGGGGAGGGCGCGCACAAGC CCTGCGCGCAGGCCTTCGCGGCGGACCAGTTCGACGAGAAGGACCCCAAG GAGAGCGTGGCGAGGAGCTCCTTCTTCAACTGGTGGTACTTCGGCATGTG CGCCGGCACCGCCGTCACCACCATGGTATCCAGCTACGTCCAGGACAACG TCGGATGGGGACTCGGATTCGGCATCCCCTGCATCGTCATCGCCGTGTCT CTCGTCGTCTTCCTCGTCGGGACCCCCTCGTACCGCTACTACACCACCAA GGAGCCCAGCCCCGTGGCTCGCGTCGGCAGGGCCTTCTTGGTGCTGATCA GGAGCTGGAGATCAAAGCACCGCACCAAGTATGTAACGATCGAACTGTTC GACTGAATGTCTGAACCCAACTCATCCACTCTGCTCTGCTGCCTGTATTG TGCTTCTTCTGACATGACAGTTCTTGCTGCAGCCCGGCGAGCGGCAAAGT CGAGGGCAAGAGCTCCGACGACCTCGTCGAGGAGGTGAAGAGCGTCTTCC GCCTGCTCCCGATATGGGCGTCCTGCATAATCTACGCCATCATCTTCTCC CAGACGTCCACGTTCTTCACCAAGCAGGCGGCCACGCTGGACCGTCGGAT CGGGCCCAGCTTCAAGGTGCCCCCCGCGGCGCTGCAGACGTTCATCAGCG TCAGCATCGTGGTCTTCATCCCGGTGTACGACCGGCTCTTCGTCCCCCTC GCGCGGCGCTACACGGGGCGGCAGACGGGCATCACCATGCTGCAGAGGGT CGGCGCCGGGCTCGCCCTCTCCCTCGTCGCCGTCGTGCTCTCGGCCCTCG TGGAGATGAAGCGGCTTCAGGTCGCCAGGGACGCCGGCCTGGTGGACACC CCCAAGGCGCACCTCCCGATGACGCTGTGGTGGATGGTGCCGCAGTACGT CCTCATCGGCGTCTCCGACGTCTTCGCCATGATCGGCCTGCAGGAGTTCT TCTACGACCAGGTGCCTGACGCCGTGCGGAGCCTCGGCCTGGCGCTCTTC CTGAGCATCTTCGGCGTCGGGCACCTCCTCAGCAGCTTCCTCATCTCTGT CATCGACAGGGCGACGGCGAAGCGCGGGGCGAGCTGGTTCTCGAATAACT TGAACCGCGCGCACCTCGACTACTTCTACTGGCTGCTCGCCGGACTGTGT GTCGCAGAGCTGGTCGCCTTCTTCTTCTTCTCGCGGGCTTATGTCTACAA GAAAAAGGGAGGAGATGGTGAGGGCAATGGTGATTACAGGGGAGGTGATG CTGATGCTGCATTGGTGTAACTTGTAATTTTGGTTACTACGCCTAGGTAG CAAGGGCAAAAATTTAGAATGTTGTAGCATACTAACAGATCGTACAATCT TGGCCGATTTTCCTCTTCTAGGTTGGGTTCCCGGCACCATCGCAACCATA AAATTATTGCAGATTCGTTAAAAGTCTTG

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