9/ 🌍🌰 Ultimately, our work is about resilience. By equipping researchers with genetic tools, we’re helping secure the future of Castanea sativa in a warming world. 🌡️ #Conservation #ClimateResilience #TreeGenetics #Bioinformatics

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8/ 🧬 Practical impact: We now have candidate genes to develop molecular markers. These can help screen & select drought-tolerant chestnuts—boosting conservation & breeding programs. 🌳🌱

7/ 💡 Beyond just finding genes, our study offers a reliable framework for researchers working with species that don't have a complete genome. You don't always need a full genome to do groundbreaking work! Our approach can guide studies working with those species.

6/ 🎯 Why it matters: These differences are strong clues that these genes are key players in the chestnut's ability to cope with environmental stress. They're excellent targets for future research! #Genetics #Biodiversity

5/ 🎉 Big find! We made a significant discovery! Two genes—one for an oleosin-like protein and another for a two-component response regulator—showed major sequence differences, emerging as good candidate genes.

**4/** 🔬 How we did it:

• Mapping with publicly available sequence data

• Validating candidates with**Sanger sequencing**

👉 This let us reconstruct gene sequences & uncover key variations.

3/ 🧩 Our approach? We got creative! Leveraging the close genetic relationship between chestnut and oak (Quercus), we developed a comprehensive drought tolerance gene atlas. 🗺️🌳 #Genomics #Research

2/ 🚫 The problem: We lack a genome reference for the European chestnut (Castanea sativa). This has made it tough to find the genes responsible for drought tolerance. #Bioinformatics #Genomics #ClimateAction #Forestry #PlantScience

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