The United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Mars, Incorporated, and IBM intend to apply their scientific resources to sequence and analyze the entire cocoa genome. Sequencing the cocoa genome is a significant scientific step that may allow more directed breeding of cocoa plants and perhaps even enhance the quality of cocoa, the key ingredient in chocolate.
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The United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Mars, Incorporated, and IBM Intend to Sequence and Study The Cocoa Genome