Phasing of the 'Wonderful' Pomegranate Genome Using Haploid DNA Extracted from Pollen Grains
Giuseppe Lana, Ryan C. Traband, Sergio Pietro Ferrante, Mariano Resendiz, Lei Yu, Han Qu, Ethan Eurmsirilerd, Zhanao Deng, Mikeal L. Roose, Donald J. Merhaut, Taylor R Beaulieu, Danelle K. Seymour, Frederick Gmitter, Zhenyu Jia, John M. Chater
The paper presents a haplotype-resolved genome assembly of the pomegranate cultivar 'Wonderful' using DNA from haploid pollen grains and long-read sequencing technologies.
bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2026 · PreprintGenomics