Chromosome-level assemblies of Amaranthus palmeri, Amaranthus retroflexus, and Amaranthus hybridus allow for genomic comparisons and identification of a sex-determining region
Damilola A. Raiyemo, Jacob S. Montgomery, Luan Cutti, Fatemeh Abdollahi, Víctor Llaca, Kevin A. Fengler, Alexander J. Lopez, Sarah Morran, Christopher A. Saski, David R. Nelson, Eric L. Patterson, Todd Adam Gaines, Patrick J. Tranel
The paper presents chromosome-level genomes of three Amaranthus species, identifies a male-specific region, and characterizes genes and eccDNA related to sex determination and herbicide resistance.
The Plant Journal · Feb 1, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics