Next-Generation Sequencing Facilitates Quantitative Analysis of Two Kinds of Chenopodium quinoa Transcriptomes

We generated 95.37 Gb of high-quality sequencing data (~7.95 Gb per sample). The analysis showed differences of transcriptomes between the common white sweet quinoa and the yellow bitter quinoa. We identified numerous differentially expressed genes that exhibited distinct expression patterns. These genes have known or potential roles in taste of quinoa fruit.Therefore, we are appealing candidates for further investigation of the gene expression and associated regulatory mechanisms related to the accumulation of bitter saponins in C. quinoa fruits. Overall design: Two kinds of quinoa (the common white sweet quinoa and the yellow bitter quinoa) flowers and fruits mRNA profiles were generated by deep sequencing, in triplicate, using Illumina HiSeq4000.