Improved maize reference genome with single-molecule technologies.

ABSTRACT: Complete and accurate reference genomes and annotations provide fundamental tools for characterization of genetic and functional variation. These resources facilitate the determination of biological processes and support translation of research findings into improved and sustainable agricultural technologies. Many reference genomes for crop plants have been generated over the past decade, but these genomes are often fragmented and missing complex repeat regions. Here we report the assembly and annotation of a reference genome of maize, a genetic and agricultural model species, using single-molecule real-time sequencing and high-resolution optical mapping. Relative to the previous reference genome, our assembly features a 52-fold increase in contig length and notable improvements in the ass

SUBMITTER: Jiao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7052699 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature