Omar Cornejo et al. report a genomic analysis of 200 cacao plants (Theobroma cacao L.) representing more than 10 genetically distinct populations. They identify metabolic and disease resistance genes as contributing to the domestication of cacao and show that domesticated populations maintain a high proportion of deleterious mutations.
- Omar E. Cornejo
- Muh-Ching Yee
- Juan C. Motamayor
