Telomere-to-telomere assemblies reveal complex adaptive variation of 3-ketoacyl-CoA-synthases in Populus trichocarpa likely driven by helitrons
David Kainer, Stanton Martin, Daniel Hopp, Sophie Mosher, Timothy James Tschaplinski, P. Doug Hyatt, Madhavi Z. Martin, Jared M. LeBoldus, Kelsey L. Søndreli, Posy E. Busby, Mengjun Shu, Kerrie Barry, Jeremy Schmutz, Anna Furches, Nan Zhao, , Michael R. Garvin
The paper uses long-read sequencing to analyze telomere-to-telomere assemblies in Populus trichocarpa, revealing complex KCS gene variation and its association with helitron transposons.
bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2025 · PreprintGenomics