Crop Genomics Goes Beyond a Single Reference Genome

Yongfu Tao; David R Jordan; Emma S Mace

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2019.10.001

Crop Genomics Goes Beyond a Single Reference Genome

Trends Plant Sci. 2019 Dec;24(12):1072-1074. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.10.001. Epub 2019 Oct 22.

Authors

Yongfu Tao¹, David R Jordan¹, Emma S Mace²

Affiliations

¹ Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia.
² Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia. Electronic address: emma.mace@uq.edu.au.

PMID: 31648939
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.10.001

Abstract

The inadequacy of a single reference genome to capture the full landscape of genetic diversity within a species constrains exploration of genetic variation for crop improvement. A recent study by Yang et al. has demonstrated the value of multiple reference-quality genomes in capturing structural variants and guiding biological discovery.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Crops, Agricultural / genetics
Genetic Variation
Genome, Plant*
Genomics
Zea mays*