Plant pan-genomes are the new reference

Bayer, P. E., Golicz, A. A., Scheben, A., Batley, J., Edwards, D. (August 2020) Plant pan-genomes are the new reference. Nat Plants, 6 (8). pp. 914-920. ISSN 2055-0278

Abstract

Recent years have seen a surge in plant genome sequencing projects and the comparison of multiple related individuals. The high degree of genomic variation observed led to the realization that single reference genomes do not represent the diversity within a species, and led to the expansion of the pan-genome concept. Pan-genomes represent the genomic diversity of a species and includes core genes, found in all individuals, as well as variable genes, which are absent in some individuals. Variable gene annotations often show similarities across plant species, with genes for biotic and abiotic stress commonly enriched within variable gene groups. Here we review the growth of pan-genomics in plants, explore the origins of gene presence and absence variation, and show how pan-genomes can support plant breeding and evolution studies.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > annotation
bioinformatics
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > annotation > sequence annotation
organism description > plant
CSHL Authors:
Communities: CSHL labs > Siepel lab
Depositing User: Matthew Dunn
Date: August 2020
Date Deposited: 02 Oct 2020 19:09
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2024 20:15
Related URLs:
URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/39783

Actions (login required)

Administrator's edit/view item Administrator's edit/view item