Plant physiology
Chromosomal-scale genome assembly of parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) reveals genome evolution and carotenoid regulation.
Ya-Hui Wang, Pei-Zhuo Liu, Yu-Jie Sun, Xue-Feng Peng, Xu Zhang, Zi-Han Zhao, Yang-Qin Xie, Fei Fang, Li-Xiang Wang, Ai-Sheng Xiong
Published: 202610.1093/plphys/kiag009
Abstract
Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa), which belongs to the Apiaceae family, is a nutritious root vegetable consumed worldwide. Here, we report a 1.52 Gb chromosomal-scale assembly of the parsnip genome anchored on 11 chromosomes with a scaffold N50 of 135.6 Mb…
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