Fig WGS Lineage
Whole-genome sequencing of fig (Ficus carica) cultivars: which varieties are close kin — and which are the same plant under different names.
Fig clonality report
The full technical artifact: the cohort, the clone groups, kinship and relatedness, every independent marker class and cross-check, and the methods and caveats behind them.
Report rebuilt 2026-09-22 Community write-upCessac = Smith
One fig under two names: the evidence that ‘Cessac’ and ‘Smith’ carry the same genome, written for the fig collector community.
Write-up rebuilt 2026-09-22 Community write-upPurple Tiger
An undocumented variety put to the test: what whole-genome sequencing says about the identities that have been proposed for it, and what it turned out to be related to.
Write-up rebuilt 2026-09-22 InteractiveInteractive PCA
Every sequenced accession on one zoomable plot, colored by genotype group: pinch or scroll into a cluster to watch clone-mates sit on top of each other.
Plot rebuilt 2026-09-22 PerspectiveNext steps
A shared genome is not always the same fig: why Cessac = Smith reads as a probable synonym but the CDD color sports may not, and the common-garden test that would settle the rest.
Page updated 2026-09-22 How-to guideExperiments at home
Two experiments any grower can run: a blind triangle taste test scored with an exact p-value, and a season-long log of growth and fruiting.
Page updated 2026-09-22