Journal article
Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa’s indigenous cereal crop sorghum
Nature Communications, Vol.4(2320), pp.1-9
2013
Abstract
Sorghum is a food and feed cereal crop adapted to heat and drought and a staple for 500 million of the world's poorest people. Its small diploid genome and phenotypic diversity make it an ideal C4 grass model as a complement to C3 rice. Here we present high coverage (16-45 × ) resequenced genomes of 44 sorghum lines representing the primary gene pool and spanning dimensions of geographic origin, end-use and taxonomic group. We also report the first resequenced genome of S. propinquum, identifying 8 M high-quality SNPs, 1.9 M indels and specific gene loss and gain events in S. bicolor. We observe strong racial structure and a complex domestication history involving at least two distinct domestication events. These assembled genomes enable the leveraging of existing cereal functional genomics data against the novel diversity available in sorghum, providing an unmatched resource for the genetic improvement of sorghum and other grass species.
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- Title
- Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa’s indigenous cereal crop sorghum
- Authors
- E S Mace (Author) - Fisheries and Forestry QueenslandS Tai (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, ChinaE K Gilding (Author) - University of QueenslandY Li (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, ChinaP J Prentis (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, ChinaL Bian (Author)B C Campbell (Author) - University of QueenslandW Hu (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, ChinaD J Innes (Author) - DAFFQX Han (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, ChinaA Cruickshank (Author) - Fisheries and Forestry QueenslandC Dai (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, ChinaCeline H Frere (Author) - University of QueenslandH Zhang (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, ChinaC H Hunt (Author) - Fisheries and Forestry QueenslandX Wang (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, ChinaT Shatte (Author) - Fisheries and Forestry QueenslandMiao Wang (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, ChinaX Lin (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, ChinaZ Su (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, ChinaI D Godwin (Author) - University of QueenslandJun Li (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, ChinaD R Jordan (Author) - University of QueenslandJ Wang (Author) - BGI-Shenzhen, China
- Publication details
- Nature Communications, Vol.4(2320), pp.1-9
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Date published
- 2013
- DOI
- 10.1038/ncomms3320
- ISSN
- 2041-1723
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2013 Macmillan Publishers Limited. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99447756802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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