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Evolutionary history of two evergreen Rhododendron species as revealed by chromosome-level genome assembly by Xiaopei Wu; Lu Zhang; Xiuyun Wang; Rengang Zhang; Guihua Jin; Yanting Hu; Hong Yang; Zhenzhen Wu; Yongpeng Ma; Chengjun Zhang; Jihua Wang is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background The genus __Rhododendron__ (Ericaceae), a species-rich and widely distributed genus of woody plants, is distinguished for the beautiful and diverse flowers. __Rhododendron delavayi__ Franch. and __Rhododendron irroratum__ Franch., are highly attractive species widely distributed in south-west China and abundant new varieties have been selected from their genetic resources. ## Methods We constructed chromosome-scale genome assemblies for __Rhododendron delavayi__ and __Rhododendron irroratum__. Phylogenetic and whole-genome duplication analyses were performed to elucidate the evolutionary history of __Rhododendron__. Further, different types of gene duplications were identified and their contributions to gene family expansion were investigated. Finally, comprehensive characterization and evolutionary analysis of R2R3-MYB and NBS-encoding genes were conducted to explore their evolutionary patterns. ## Results The phylogenetic analysis classified __Rhododendron__ species into two sister clades, ‘rhododendrons’ and ‘azaleas’. Whole-genome duplication (WGD) analysis unveiled only one WGD event that occurred in __Rhododendron__ after the ancestral γ triplication. Gene dupli
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- Author
- Xiaopei Wu; Lu Zhang; Xiuyun Wang; Rengang Zhang; Guihua Jin; Yanting Hu; Hong Yang; Zhenzhen Wu; Yongpeng Ma; Chengjun Zhang; Jihua Wang
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)