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Two divergent haplotypes from a highly heterozygous lychee genome suggest independent domestication events for early and late-maturing cultivars.
Nature genetics - 1 Jan 2022
Hu Guibing, Feng Junting, Xiang Xu, Wang Jiabao, Salojärvi Jarkko, Liu Chengming, Wu Zhenxian, Zhang Jisen, Liang Xinming, Jiang Zide, Liu Wei, Ou Liangxi, Li Jiawei, Fan Guangyi, Mai Yingxiao, Chen Chengjie, Zhang Xingtan, Zheng Jiakun, Zhang Yanqing, Peng Hongxiang, Yao Lixian, Wai Ching Man, Luo Xinping, Fu Jiaxin, Tang Haibao, Lan Tianying, Lai Biao, Sun Jinhua, Wei Yongzan, Li Huanling, Chen Jiezhen, Huang Xuming, Yan Qian, Liu Xin, McHale Leah K, Rolling William, Guyot Romain, Sankoff David, Zheng Chunfang, Albert Victor A, Ming Ray, Chen Houbin, Xia Rui, Li Jianguo
Abstract excerpt
Lychee is an exotic tropical fruit with a distinct flavor. The genome of cultivar 'Feizixiao' was assembled into 15 pseudochromosomes, totaling ~470 Mb. High heterozygosity (2.27%) resulted in two complete haplotypic assemblies. A total of 13,517 allelic genes (42.4%) were differentially expressed in diverse tissues. Analyses of 72 resequenced lychee accessions revealed two independent domestication events. The...
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