The genome of the toxic invasive species Heracleum sosnowskyi carries an increased number of genes despite the absence of recent whole-genome duplications
Mikhail I. Schelkunov, Victoria Shtratnikova, Anna V. Klepikova, Maksim Makarenko, Denis O. Omelchenko, Lyudmila A. Novikova, Ekaterina N. Obukhova, Viktor P. Bogdanov, Aleksey A. Penin, Maria D. Logacheva
This study reports the chromosome-scale genome of Heracleum sosnowskyi, revealing an unusually high number of genes without recent whole-genome duplications, and identifies genes involved in furanocoumarin biosynthesis.
The Plant Journal · Oct 17, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics