Journal
PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11223041
Keywords
pangenome; legumes; structural variation; genome sequence; gene; crop domestication
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- USDA NIFA [2021-07634]
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation as part of World-class Research Center program: Advanced Digital Technologies [075-15-2022-311]
- USDA Hatch [2210]
- USDA SARE [LNE21-428R]
- NSF [BII 2120153]
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Advances in genome sequencing technologies have revolutionized legume genomics and facilitated the assembly of high-quality reference genomes. These technologies also allow for the study of structural variations and offer prospects for improving important traits in legume crops to combat the global food crisis.
In the last decade, legume genomics research has seen a paradigm shift due to advances in genome sequencing technologies, assembly algorithms, and computational genomics that enabled the construction of high-quality reference genome assemblies of major legume crops. These advances have certainly facilitated the identification of novel genetic variants underlying the traits of agronomic importance in many legume crops. Furthermore, these robust sequencing technologies have allowed us to study structural variations across the whole genome in multiple individuals and at the species level using 'pangenome analysis.' This review updates the progress of constructing pangenome assemblies for various legume crops and discusses the prospects for these pangenomes and how to harness the information to improve various traits of economic importance through molecular breeding to increase genetic gain in legumes and tackle the increasing global food crisis.
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