article_snippet.sent: Plant geneticists say Plant geneticists finding could also lead to new varieties of climate change-resistant cocoa plants, which could boost plants’ yields and the income of farmers.
article_snippet.sent: Plant geneticists say Plant geneticists finding could also lead to new varieties of climate change-resistant cocoa plants. 
article_snippet.sent: ’ ’ Professor Guiltinan was previously involved in research that first described the stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturase (SAD) gene family in the cocoa tree.
article_snippet.sent: Collaborators from the International Cocoa Genome Consortium sequenced the genome of the plant.
article_snippet.sent: ‘The other SAD genes appear to play other roles in the growth of the chocolate tree, such as flower and leaf development, where these fatty acids play important roles as key components of various membrane systems.
highlights_snippet.sent: Research could also be used to create new varieties of cocoa plants .
  