European ash pangenome reveals widespread structural variation and genetic basis of low ash dieback susceptibility.

Abstract excerpt

European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is a keystone tree species, whose populations are being decimated by ash dieback disease (ADB) - better characterisation of genetic variants associated with low susceptibility to the disease is needed. Here, we develop a F. excelsior pangenome to more fully capture sequence variability within this species compared with a linear reference genome, using a geographically diverse set...

Topics

• Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
• Fraxinus
• Plant Diseases
• Genome, Plant
• Gene Frequency