A new successful case of BMKGENE! On July 8, 2024, a groundbreaking achievement was made in the field of watermelon research with the release of the first Telomere-to-telomere Citrullus Super-pangenome at the T2T level on Nature Genetics, titled “Telomere-to-telomere Citrullus Super-pangenome Provides Direction for Watermelon Breeding”. BMKGENE was involved in the sequencing and analysis part.
This project mapped high-quality genomes of 28 representative materials from all seven species within the Citrullus genus, resulting in the construction of the first genus-level T2T super-pangenome. Covering a total of 768.5Mb and 32,513 gene families, this super-pangenome is 1.5 times the size of a single watermelon genome, introducing 11,225 previously undiscovered genes. By comparing telomere sequences across species for the first time, this study revealed extensive variations and unique evolutionary relationships impacting hybrid pairings among different species, significantly expanding the gene pool available for watermelon genetic improvement.
The concept of a super-pangenome encompasses genome information from all species within a genus, offering valuable insights into genetic variability present in wild species and promising applications in distant hybridization and gene exploration. BMKGENE’s expertise in genome assembly and pangenome analysis has helped many clients publish their research in prestigious journals like Nature Genetics, and we wish to serve more clients.
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Post time: Aug-09-2024