Open AccessA near complete, chromosome-scale assembly of the black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) genome
Author(s) -
Robert VanBuren,
Ching Man Wai,
Marivi Colle,
Jie Wang,
Shawn Sullivan,
Jill M. Bushakra,
Ivan Liachko,
Kelly Vining,
Michael Dossett,
Chad E. Finn,
Rubina Jibran,
David Chagné,
Kevin L. Childs,
Patrick P. Edger,
Todd C. Mockler,
Nahla Bassil
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
gigascience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.947
H-Index - 54
ISSN - 2047-217X
DOI - 10.1093/gigascience/giy094
Subject(s) - biology , genome , sequence assembly , synteny , comparative genomics , genetics , genomics , contig , reference genome , computational biology , gene , transcriptome , gene expression
The fragmented nature of most draft plant genomes has hindered downstream gene discovery, trait mapping for breeding, and other functional genomics applications. There is a pressing need to improve or finish draft plant genome assemblies.