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Maria de Lourdes Torres

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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GenomicsGigabytePeer-reviewedSep 25, 2026

A Highly Contiguous Reference Genome for Scalesia gordilloi (Asteraceae), a Critically Endangered Plant Endemic to the Galapagos Islands

Gabriela Pozo, Gonzalo Rivas-Torres, Emilio Vélez-Darquea…·Maria de Lourdes Torres

This paper presents the first high-quality reference genome for Scalesia gordilloi, a critically endangered plant, using Oxford Nanopore sequencing to enable conservation and comparative genomics studies.

DOI 10.46471/gigabyte.192

plant (other)whole-genome sequencing

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