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Size does matter

Chromosome-scale assemblies are quickly becoming the standard for high-quality de novo reference plant genomes. Combining nanopore technology sequencing and optical map information is one way to achieve this.

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Van de Peer, Y. Size does matter. Nature Plants 4, 859–860 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-018-0293-8

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