The genus includes about 2,000 species with x = 13, and the majority of them are diploid (2n = 26), although triploid and tetraploid forms are also known. It is a freeze-sensitive fruit tree with the amount of Ca2+ in the fruits about three times higher than those in fruits in other plant species.
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(2008). FIG (Ficus carica). In: Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Informatics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6754-9_5962
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