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The haplotype-resolved genome assembly of the hexaploid kiwifruit Actinidia deliciosa reveals its hybrid origin and polysomic inheritance.
Plant communications - 13 Oct 2025
Li Xiaolong, Kuhl Heiner, Zhu Siting, Xie Shuangling, Zhang Chaofan, Huo Liuqin, Hu Xiaoli, Gong Jinli, Wang Minhui, Yin Xueren, Sun Xuepeng
Abstract excerpt
The kiwifruit (genus Actinidia) exhibits extensive polyploidy, with natural populations ranging from diploid to tetraploid, hexaploid, and even higher ploidy levels. Actinidia deliciosa (green kiwifruit) is typically hexaploid (2n = 6x = 174), whereas its close relative A. chinensis (golden kiwifruit) is primarily diploid (2n = 2x = 58) or tetraploid. This ploidy diversity reflects a reticulate evolutionary...
Topics
- Actinidia
- Genome, Plant
- Haplotypes
- Polyploidy
- Genetic Variation
- Agriculture
- Plant Breeding
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Genes, Plant
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
