Gapless Genome Assembly of Puccinia triticina Provides Insights into Chromosome Evolution in Pucciniales
Chuang Li, Liuhui Qiao, Yanan Lu, Guozhen Xing, Xiaodong Wang, Gengyun Zhang, Huimin Qian, Yilin Shen, Yibo Zhang, Wen Yao, Kun Cheng, Zhenling Ma, Na Liu, Daowen Wang, Wenming Zheng
Abstract
and other rusts suggested that frequent chromosomal arrangements may make remarkable contributions to high species diversity of rust fungi. Our results present the first gapless genome for Pucciniales and shed light on the feature of chromosome evolution in Pucciniales.
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BiologyEvolutionary biologyGenomeChromosomeGeneticsGeneYeasts and Rust Fungi StudiesWheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyPlant Disease Resistance and Genetics