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    • Tropical cropsCassavaSweet potatoPapayaPineappleBananasSugarcanes
      Genome and size2n = 2x = 36
      750 Mbp      		2n = 6x = 90
      2−3 Gbp      		2n = 2x = 18
      372 Mbp      		2n = 2x = 50
      563 Mbp      		2n = 2x = 22
      2n = 3x = 33
      2n = 4x = 44
      550−600 Mbp      		2n = 40−170
      highly polyploids
      and aneuploids
      ~10 Gbp
      Genome sequencedYesYesYesYesYesYes
      Transformation availabilityYesYesYesYesYesYes
      CRISPR/Cas9 genome editingYesYesYesNoneYesYes
      CRISPR/Cas9 alternativesNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

      Table 1. 

      Current progress of genome editing in several tropical crops.