Chromosome-Scale Assembly and Annotation of Eight Arabidopsis thaliana Ecotypes.

ABSTRACT: The plant Arabidopsis thaliana is a model system used by researchers through much of plant research. Recent efforts have focused on discovering the genomic variation found in naturally occurring ecotypes isolated from around the world. These ecotypes have come from diverse climates and therefore have faced and adapted to a variety of abiotic and biotic stressors. The sequencing and comparative analysis of these genomes can offer insight into the adaptive strategies of plants. While there are a large number of ecotype genome sequences available, the majority were created using short-read technology. Mapping of short-reads containing structural variation to a reference genome bereft of that variation leads to incorrect mapping of those reads, resulting in a loss of genetic information and in

SUBMITTER: Kileeg Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11327923 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature