Comparative transcriptomic analysis of high- and low-oil reveals a coordinated mechanism for the regulation of upstream and downstream multigenes for high oleic acid accumulation.

Tea oil camellia () is an important woody oil tree in southern China. However, little is known regarding the molecular mechanisms that contribute to high oleic acid accumulation in tea oil camellia. Herein, we measured the oil content and fatty acid compositions of high- and low-oil tea oil camellia seeds and investigated the global gene expression profiles by RNA-seq.