Chromosome-level genome assembly of <i>Myristica yunnanensis</i> sheds light on genomic limitations underlying its critically endangered status in China.

ABSTRACT: •The first chromosome-level assembly for the Myristicaceae family.•Myristicaceae represents the earliest diverging families within the Magnoliales•Genomic constraints and climatic fluctuations may have contributed to the endangered status of Myristica yunnanensis.

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12496533 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature