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Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly Of A Regenerable Maize Inbred Line A188, Guifang Lin, Cheng He, Jun Zheng, Dal Hoe Koo, Ha Le, Huakun Zheng, Hairong Wei, Et. Al.
Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly Of A Regenerable Maize Inbred Line A188, Guifang Lin, Cheng He, Jun Zheng, Dal Hoe Koo, Ha Le, Huakun Zheng, Hairong Wei, Et. Al.
Michigan Tech Publications
Background: The maize inbred line A188 is an attractive model for elucidation of gene function and improvement due to its high embryogenic capacity and many contrasting traits to the first maize reference genome, B73, and other elite lines. The lack of a genome assembly of A188 limits its use as a model for functional studies. Results: Here, we present a chromosome-level genome assembly of A188 using long reads and optical maps. Comparison of A188 with B73 using both whole-genome alignments and read depths from sequencing reads identify approximately 1.1 Gb of syntenic sequences as well as extensive structural variation, including …