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ERGA-BGE genome of Cheirolophus tagananensis: an IUCN endangered shrub endemic to the Canary Islands

Pellicer, J.; Garnatje, T.; Vitales, D.; Hidalgo, O.; Valles, J.; Garcia-Fernandez, A.; Santos-Guerra, A.; Bohne, A.; Monteiro, R.; Fernandez, R.; Escudero, N.; Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory Team, ; Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations, ; Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics Team, ; Thomas, A.; Jackson, B.; Wood, J. M.; Howe, K.; Blaxter, M.; McCarthy, S.; Bortoluzzi, C.

2025-01-26 genomics
10.1101/2025.01.24.634661 bioRxiv
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The reference genome of Cheirolophus tagananensis, locally known as the Cabezon de Taganana, will provide an exceptional opportunity to establish a new framework to develop comparative genomic tools. These tools will help uncover the genetic basis of rapid plant radiations and microevolutionary adaptation processes of insular species on oceanic islands. This genomic resource will also contribute to facilitate the establishment of better informed in situ and ex-situ conservation strategies for this narrow endemic in the face of potential habitat degradation, and support taxonomic studies to better understand genetic diversity at the population, species, and genus levels. A total of 16 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules were assembled from the genome sequence. This chromosome-level assembly encompasses 0.62 Gb, composed of 421 contigs and 235 scaffolds, with contig and scaffold N50 values of 4.0 Mb and 36.5 Mb, respectively.

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