High-quality genome assemblies of diploid Bromus species enhance understanding of genome complexity and uncover large DNA satellite structures.
Raju Chaudhary, Ying Ji, Kevin C. Koh, Sampath Perumal, Zhengping Wang, Irfan Iqbal, Venkatesh Bandi, Bill Biligetu, Andrew Sharpe
The paper presents high-quality genome assemblies of two diploid Bromus species, revealing centromeric repeats, sub-telomeric repeats, and transposable elements, and identifies population structure and hybrid genomic contributions.
bioRxiv · Jan 9, 2026 · PreprintGenomics