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Comparative genomic analyses in Asparagus.

Joseph C Kuhl1, Michael J Havey, William J Martin

  • 1Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA.

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|January 5, 2006
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Garden asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) and related species have lower GC content than grasses. Asparagaceae family members possess smaller nuclear genomes, suggesting their utility as genomic models for core Asparagales plants.

Area of Science:

  • Plant genomics
  • Molecular evolution
  • Monocotyledonous plants

Background:

  • Asparagus officinalis (garden asparagus) is a key member of the monocot family Asparagaceae within the order Asparagales.
  • The core Asparagales, including onion and asparagus, are economically significant but possess typically huge genomes, contrasting with the smaller genomes of Asparagaceae.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the GC content of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) in Asparagus officinalis with other monocots, including core Asparagales members, grasses, and Arabidopsis.
  • To investigate genome size differences within the Asparagaceae family and assess evidence for genome duplication in European asparagus relative to southern African species.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of GC content using 3374 unique expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from Asparagus officinalis.

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  • Sequencing of 20 genomic amplicons from European Asparagus officinalis and Asparagus plumosus to examine genome size variations.

    • Main Results:

    • Asparagus officinalis and Acorus americanus exhibited higher average GC content than Arabidopsis, Lycoris, and onion, but lower than grasses.
    • Asparagaceae possess the smallest nuclear genomes among core Asparagales. European asparagus species have larger nuclear DNA than southern African species, but no clear evidence of recent genome doubling was found.

    Conclusions:

    • The genus Asparagus, with its relatively small genomes within the Asparagaceae family, presents a valuable genomic model for studying plants in the core Asparagales.
    • Comparative genomic studies reveal distinct evolutionary trajectories in genome size and composition within the Asparagales order.