Cotton pan-genome retrieves the lost sequences and genes during domestication and selection.
Jianying LiDaojun YuanPengcheng WangQiongqiong WangMengling SunZhenping LiuHuan SiZhongping XuYizan MaBoyang ZhangLiuling PeiLili TuLongfu ZhuLing-Ling ChenKeith LindseyXianlong ZhangShuangxia JinMaojun WangPublished in: Genome biology (2021)
This variation repertoire points to genomic divergence during cotton domestication and improvement, which informs the characterization of favorable gene alleles for improved breeding practice using a pan-genome-based approach.