The availability of public genomic resources can greatly assist biodiversity assessment,
conservation, and restoration efforts by providing evidence for scientifically informed …

Polyploidy, or the duplication of entire genomes, has been observed in prokaryotic and
eukaryotic organisms, and in somatic and germ cells. The consequences of polyploidization …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Triterpenes with complex scaffold modifications are widespread in the plant kingdom.
Limonoids are an exemplary family that are responsible for the bitter taste in citrus (eg …

Genomic studies are now poised to explore whole communities of species. The~ 70 species
of woody plants that anchor the coastal ecosystems of the tropics, collectively referred to as …

Since the discovery of the ash tree (Fraxinus spp.) killer emerald ash borer (EAB; Agrilus
planipennis) in the United States in 2002 and Moscow, Russia in 2003, substantial detection …

Here we present the genome sequence and annotation of the wild olive tree (Olea europaea
var. sylvestris), called oleaster, which is considered an ancestor of cultivated olive trees …

Genes for which homologs can be detected only in a limited group of evolutionarily related
species, called “lineage-specific genes,” are pervasive: Essentially every lineage has them …

Asterids are one of the most successful angiosperm lineages, exhibiting extensive
morphological diversity and including a number of important crops. Despite their biological …

Background The performance of RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) aligners and assemblers
varies greatly across different organisms and experiments, and often the optimal approach is …