The genome sequence of black currant, Ribes nigrum L. (Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae)
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Published on: June 9, 2021
Maarten J M Christenhusz1,2, Ilia J Leitch1, Michael F Fay1
1Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England, UK.
Abstract:
We present a genome assembly of Ribes nigrum (black currant; Streptophyta; Magnoliopsida; Saxifragales; Grossulariaceae). The assembly consists of two haplotypes with total lengths of 894.28 megabases and 883.57 megabases. Most of the haplotype 1 assembly (96.1%) was scaffolded into eight chromosomal pseudomolecules. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome assembly has a length of 450.22 kilobases and the plastid genome assembly has a length of 157.45 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.
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