
βmature seed headsβ
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*commonly known as asian rice*
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-βoryza sativaβ is the plant species most commonly referred to in english as βriceβ-
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(βoryza sativaβ is a grass with a genome consisting of 430Mb across 12 chromosomes)
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(it is renowned for being easy to genetically modify, and is a model organism for βcereal biologyβ)
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