Wild emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum ssp. dicoccoides) is the progenitor of wheat. We performed chromosome-based survey sequencing of the 14 chromosomes, examining repetitive sequences, protein-coding genes, miRNA/target pairs and tRNA genes, as well as syntenic relationships with related grasses. We found considerable differences in the content and distribution of repetitive sequences between the A and B subgenomes. The gene contents of individual chromosomes varied widely, not necessarily correlating with chromosome size. We catalogued candidate agronomically important loci, along with new alleles and flanking sequences that can be used to design exome sequencing. Syntenic relationships and virtual gene orders revealed several small-scale evolutionary rearrangements, in addition to providing evidence for the 4AL-5AL-7BS translocation in wild emmer wheat. Chromosome-based sequence assemblies contained five novel miRNA families, among 59 families putatively encoded in the entire genome which provide insight into the domestication of wheat and an overview of the genome content and organization.

Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research Institute of Experimental Botany Olomouc Czech Republic

Department of Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants Faculty of Life Sciences Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel

Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology Cereal Genomics Lab Montana State University Bozeman MT USA

Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible Cordoba Spain

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