Centromeres are essential regions of eukaryotic chromosomes responsible for the formation
of kinetochore complexes, which connect to spindle microtubules during cell division …

Plant genome sequences catalogue genes and the genetic elements that regulate their
expression. Such inventories further research aims as diverse as map** the molecular …

Despite advances in long-read sequencing technologies, constructing a near telomere-to-
telomere assembly is still computationally demanding. Here we present hifiasm (UL), an …

Hybrid potato breeding will transform the crop from a clonally propagated tetraploid to a
seed-reproducing diploid. Historical accumulation of deleterious mutations in potato …

Over the past 20 years, tremendous advances in sequencing technologies and
computational algorithms have spurred plant genomic research into a thriving era with …

Potato is a vital food security crop and is ranked as the world's third most important food crop
after rice and wheat. In 2011, the first genome assembly of a doubled monoploid potato DM1 …

Root and tuber crop breeding is at the front and center of CIP's science program, which
seeks to develop and disseminate sustainable agri-food technologies, information and …

Rheum officinale, a member of the Polygonaceae family, is an important medicinal plant that
is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. Here, we report a 7.68-Gb chromosome …

Scaffolding is crucial for constructing most chromosome-level genomes. The high-
throughput chromatin conformation capture (Hi-C) technology has become the primary …

Chinese cherry (Prunus pseudocerasus) holds considerable importance as one of the
primary stone fruit crops in China. However, artificially improving its traits and genetic …