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Graph pan-genome illuminates evolutionary trajectories and agronomic trait architecture in allotetraploid cotton.
Nature genetics - 1 Jan 2026
Yang Zhaoen, Yang Zuoren, Gao Chenxu, Zhang Mingjun, Hu Guanjing, Yang Lan, Zhang Yihao, Ma Meng, Liu Renju, Wang Zhi, Gao Baibai, Zhang Zhibin, Zhao Hang, Liu Xuan, Ma Xiongfeng, Wendel Jonathan F, Ge Xiaoyang, Li Fuguang
Abstract excerpt
Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum), one of the world's major fiber crops, faces challenges from the genetic homogeneity of modern varieties. Here we present 107 gold-standard genome assemblies spanning the wild-to-domesticated continuum, revealing six large-scale structural variations, including a chromosomal reciprocal translocation and five inversions tracing the evolutionary history of cultivated cotton in the...
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