Comparative Dissection of Three Giant Genomes: Allium cepa, Allium sativum, and Allium ursinum.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge of the fascinating world of DNA repeats is continuously being enriched by newly identified elements and their hypothetical or well-established biological relevance. Genomic approaches can be used for comparative studies of major repeats in any group of genomes, regardless of their size and complexity. Such studies are particularly fruitful in large genomes, and useful mainly in crop plants where they provide a rich source of molecular markers or information on indispensable genomic components (e.g., telomeres, centromeres, or ribosomal RNA genes). Surprisingly, in Allium species, a comprehensive comparative study of repeats is lacking. Here we provide such a study of two economically important species, Allium cepa (onion), and A. sativum (garlic), and their d

SUBMITTER: Peska V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6387171 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature