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The complete genome sequences of Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense.

ABSTRACT: The flowering plant genus Erythroxylum contains approximately 300 species, including the economically and socially consequential crops called coca. We present the genome sequences of Erythroxylum coca and E. novogranatense, two cultigens produced for medicinal and quotidian use in the Andes and Amazon regions of South America, as well as the international cocaine industry. Sequencing was performed on an Illumina X-Ten platform, and reads were assembled by a de novo method followed by finishing via comparison with several species from the same genus. The BioProject, raw and assembled data can be accessed in GenBank for E. coca (PRJNA676123; JAJMLV000000000) and E. novogranatense (PRJNA675212; JAJKBF000000000).

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9648698 | biostudies-literature | 2022

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The complete genome sequences of Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense.

White Dawson D Meinhardt Lyndel L Bailey Bryan B Pirro Stacy S

Biodiversity genomes 20221029

The flowering plant genus Erythroxylum contains approximately 300 species, including the economically and socially consequential crops called coca. We present the genome sequences of Erythroxylum coca and E. novogranatense, two cultigens produced for medicinal and quotidian use in the Andes and Amazon regions of South America, as well as the international cocaine industry. Sequencing was performed on an Illumina X-Ten platform, and reads were assembled by a de novo me ...[more]

PMID: 36381538

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