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The Reference Genome of Tea Plant and Resequencing of 81 Diverse Accessions Provide Insights into Its Genome Evolution and Adaptation.
Molecular plant - 6 Jul 2020
Xia Enhua, Tong Wei, Hou Yan, An Yanlin, Chen Linbo, Wu Qiong, Liu Yunlong, Yu Jie, Li Fangdong, Li Ruopei, Li Penghui, Zhao Huijuan, Ge Ruoheng, Huang Jin, Mallano Ali Inayat, Zhang Yanrui, Liu Shengrui, Deng Weiwei, Song Chuankui, Zhang Zhaoliang, Zhao Jian, Wei Shu, Zhang Zhengzhu, Xia Tao, Wei Chaoling, Wan Xiaochun
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Tea plant is an important economic crop, which is used to produce the world's oldest and most widely consumed tea beverages. Here, we present a high-quality reference genome assembly of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis var. sinensis) consisting of 15 pseudo-chromosomes. LTR retrotransposons (LTR-RTs) account for 70.38% of the genome, and we present evidence that LTR-RTs play critical roles in genome size...
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