We constructed a pan-genome using 27 high-quality representative Brassica oleracea genomes. Using this pan-genome, together with multi-omics datasets from large-scale populations, we uncovered the important role of structural variations as dosage regulators of gene expression, which drives the morphotype diversification in B. oleracea.
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This is a summary of: Li, X. et al. Large-scale gene expression alterations introduced by structural variation drive morphotype diversification in Brassica oleracea. Nat. Genet. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01655-4 (2024).
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Structural variations fine-tune gene expression to steer Brassica oleracea diversification. Nat Genet 56, 369–370 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01656-3
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