Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Large haploblocks underlie rapid adaptation in the invasive weed Ambrosia artemisiifolia

  • Paul Battlay,
  • Jonathan Wilson,
  • Vanessa C. Bieker,
  • Christopher Lee,
  • Diana Prapas,
  • Bent Petersen,
  • Sam Craig,
  • Lotte van Boheemen,
  • Romain Scalone,
  • Nissanka P. de Silva,
  • Amit Sharma,
  • Bojan Konstantinović,
  • Kristin A. Nurkowski,
  • Loren H. Rieseberg,
  • Tim Connallon,
  • Michael D. Martin,
  • Kathryn A. Hodgins

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37303-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Ambrosia artemisiifolia is an invasive weed and primary cause of pollen-induced hayfever. Here, the authors report its chromosome-level phased genome assembly, examine genome-wide variation among modern and historic accessions, and identify large haploblocks underling rapid adaptation.