An overview of current population genomics methods for the analysis of whole‐genome resequencing data in eukaryotes

YXC Bourgeois, BH Warren - Molecular Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Characterizing the population history of a species and identifying loci underlying local
adaptation is crucial in functional ecology, evolutionary biology, conservation and …

Dual domestications and origin of traits in grapevine evolution

Y Dong, S Duan, Q Xia, Z Liang, X Dong, K Margaryan… - Science, 2023 - science.org
We elucidate grapevine evolution and domestication histories with 3525 cultivated and wild
accessions worldwide. In the Pleistocene, harsh climate drove the separation of wild grape …

Convergent selection of a WD40 protein that enhances grain yield in maize and rice

W Chen, L Chen, X Zhang, N Yang, J Guo, M Wang… - Science, 2022 - science.org
A better understanding of the extent of convergent selection among crops could greatly
improve breeding programs. We found that the quantitative trait locus KRN2 in maize and its …

A graph-based genome and pan-genome variation of the model plant Setaria

Q He, S Tang, H Zhi, J Chen, J Zhang, H Liang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Setaria italica (foxtail millet), a founder crop of East Asian agriculture, is a model plant for C4
photosynthesis and developing approaches to adaptive breeding across multiple climates …

De novo assembly, annotation, and comparative analysis of 26 diverse maize genomes

MB Hufford, AS Seetharam, MR Woodhouse… - Science, 2021 - science.org
We report de novo genome assemblies, transcriptomes, annotations, and methylomes for
the 26 inbreds that serve as the founders for the maize nested association mapping …

[HTML][HTML] Pan-genome of wild and cultivated soybeans

Y Liu, H Du, P Li, Y Shen, H Peng, S Liu, GA Zhou… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Soybean is one of the most important vegetable oil and protein feed crops. To capture the
entire genomic diversity, it is needed to construct a complete high-quality pan-genome from …

Two divergent haplotypes from a highly heterozygous lychee genome suggest independent domestication events for early and late-maturing cultivars

G Hu, J Feng, X Xiang, J Wang, J Salojärvi, C Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
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%) …

Building phylogenetic trees from genome sequences With kSNP4

BG Hall, J Nisbet - Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Performing phylogenetic analysis with genome sequences maximizes the information used
to estimate phylogenies and the resolution of closely related taxa. The use of single …

Codiversification of gut microbiota with humans

TA Suzuki, JL Fitzstevens, VT Schmidt, H Enav… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The gut microbiomes of human populations worldwide have many core microbial species in
common. However, within a species, some strains can show remarkable population …

The genome of cultivated peanut provides insight into legume karyotypes, polyploid evolution and crop domestication

W Zhuang, H Chen, M Yang, J Wang, MK Pandey… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
High oil and protein content make tetraploid peanut a leading oil and food legume. Here we
report a high-quality peanut genome sequence, comprising 2.54 Gb with 20 …