Long-read technologies hold the promise to obtain more complete genome assemblies and to make them easier. Coupled with long-range technologies, they can reveal the architecture of complex regions, like centromeres or rDNA clusters. These technologies also make it possible to know the complete organization of chromosomes, which remained complicated before even when using genetic maps. However, generating a gapless and telomere-to-telomere assembly is still not trivial, and requires a combination of several technologies and the choice of suitable software. Here, we report a chromosome-scale assembly of a banana genome (Musa acuminata) generated using Oxford Nanopore long-reads. We generated a genome coverage of 177X from a single PromethION flowcell with near 17X with reads longer than 75 kbp. From the 11 chromosomes, 5 were entirely reconstructed in a single contig from telomere to telomere, revealing for the first time the content of complex regions like centromeres or clusters of paralogous genes.
We report the first annotated chromosome-level reference genome assembly for pea, Gregor Mendel's original genetic model. Phylogenetics and paleogenomics show genomic rearrangements across legumes and suggest a major role for repetitive elements in pea genome evolution. Compared to other sequenced Leguminosae genomes, the pea genome shows intense gene dynamics, most likely associated with genome size expansion when the Fabeae diverged from its sister tribes. During Pisum evolution, translocation and transposition differentially occurred across lineages. This reference sequence will accelerate our understanding of the molecular basis of agronomically important traits and support crop improvement.
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- chromozomy rostlin genetika MeSH
- Fabaceae klasifikace genetika MeSH
- fenotyp MeSH
- fylogeneze MeSH
- genetická variace MeSH
- genom rostlinný * MeSH
- genomika MeSH
- hrách setý genetika MeSH
- lokus kvantitativního znaku * MeSH
- mapování chromozomů MeSH
- molekulární evoluce * MeSH
- referenční standardy MeSH
- regulace genové exprese u rostlin MeSH
- repetitivní sekvence nukleových kyselin MeSH
- rostlinné proteiny genetika MeSH
- sekvenování celého genomu MeSH
- zásobní proteiny semen genetika MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
