Graph-based pangenome provides insights into the adaptive evolution of Cucurbita pepo
Xuebo Zhao, Kailiang Bo, Honghe Sun, Jie Zhang, Arthur A. Schaffer, Adi Faigenboim, Harry S. Paris, Elad Oren, Amit Gur, Rebecca Grumet, Changlin Wang, Yong Xu, Zhangjun Fei
The paper constructs a graph-based pangenome of Cucurbita pepo to study adaptive evolution, identifying structural variants and showing parallel domestication and environmental adaptation.
bioRxiv · May 29, 2026 · PreprintGenomics