Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

Graph-based pan-genome reveals structural and sequence variations related to agronomic traits and domestication in cucumber

  • Hongbo Li,
  • Shenhao Wang,
  • Sen Chai,
  • Zhiquan Yang,
  • Qiqi Zhang,
  • Hongjia Xin,
  • Yuanchao Xu,
  • Shengnan Lin,
  • Xinxiu Chen,
  • Zhiwang Yao,
  • Qingyong Yang,
  • Zhangjun Fei,
  • Sanwen Huang,
  • Zhonghua Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28362-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Increasing studies have suggested that single reference genome is insufficient to capture all variations in the genome. Here, the authors report a graph-based cucumber pan-genome by analyzing 12 chromosome-scale assemblies and reveal variations associated with agronomic traits and domestication.