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  • Plant Genomics
  • Crop Genetics
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Gene structural variation (SV) is a significant genetic factor influencing phenotypic traits in crops.
  • Understanding SV in soybean (Glycine max) is crucial for crop improvement and trait discovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and characterize gene structural variations (deletions and duplications) in soybean.
  • To investigate the distribution and potential functional implications of SV in soybean gene models.

Main Methods:

  • Screening of 41 soybean accessions using array hybridization and whole genome resequencing.
  • Analysis of over 53,000 gene models to detect deletions and duplications.

Main Results:

  • Identified SV in 1528 soybean gene models (approximately 2.8% of total).
  • SV events were enriched in biotic defense response gene families.
  • Genes retaining paralogs showed significantly lower SV frequency compared to those without.

Conclusions:

  • Soybean gene structural variation is widespread but concentrated in specific gene families.
  • Gene copy number increases contribute significantly to genic SV.
  • This study provides a valuable resource of genes with SV for understanding adaptive traits in soybean.