Assembly and comparison of organelle genomes for investigating the maternal inheritance in Peganum (Nitrariaceae)
Hao Xu, Shuang Han, Yu Niu, Yun Han, Jingya Yu, Qingqing Zheng, Guangyuan Zhang, Shilong Chen, Xiaofeng Chi, Faqi Zhang · 2026
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Description
Hao Xu and colleagues published a 2026 genome study of Peganum, a genus of hardy desert plants from arid Central Asia known for hybrid forms. Untangling which species mothered each hybrid requires the maternally inherited organelle genomes, and few were available for this genus. The team assembled both chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes using three sequencing technologies.
Mitochondrial genomes ran from about 427,000 to 447,000 letters, each closing into a single circle holding 33 to 35 protein-coding genes. Chloroplast genomes were about 160,000 letters with 86 protein-coding genes. Comparing structures across species lets the authors trace maternal lineages inside the hybrid forms. The work supplies reference genomes for a model genus in hybrid speciation research.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hao Xu, Shuang Han, Yu Niu, Yun Han, Jingya Yu, Qingqing Zheng, Guangyuan Zhang, Shilong Chen, Xiaofeng Chi, Faqi Zhang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58270 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |