The Draft Genome of a Flat Peach (<i>Prunus persica</i> L. cv. ‘124 Pan’) Provides Insights into Its Good Fruit Flavor Traits
The flat peach has become more and more popular worldwide for its fruit quality with relatively low acidity, high sugar content and rich flavor. However, the draft genome assembly of flat peach is still unavailable and the genetic basis for its fruit flavor remains unclear. In this study, the draft...
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| description | The flat peach has become more and more popular worldwide for its fruit quality with relatively low acidity, high sugar content and rich flavor. However, the draft genome assembly of flat peach is still unavailable and the genetic basis for its fruit flavor remains unclear. In this study, the draft genome of a flat peach cultivar ‘124 Pan’ was assembled by using a hybrid assembly algorithm. The final assembly resulted in a total size of 206 Mb with a N50 of 26.3 Mb containing eight chromosomes and seven scaffolds. Genome annotation revealed that a total of 25,233 protein-coding genes were predicted with comparable gene abundance among the sequenced peach species. The phylogenetic tree and divergence times inferred from 572 single copy genes of 13 plant species confirmed that <i>Prunus ferganensis</i> was the ancestor of the domesticated peach. By comparing with the genomes of <i>Prunus persica</i> (Lovell) and <i>Prunus ferganensis</i>, the expansion of genes encoding enzymes involved in terpene biosynthesis was found, which might contribute to the good fruit flavor traits of ‘124 Pan’. The flat peach draft genome assembly obtained in this study will provide a valuable genomic resource for peach improvement and molecular breeding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0873bf1f6fc442c1b206cffb6e87b6972023-11-21T10:15:41ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472021-03-0110353810.3390/plants10030538The Draft Genome of a Flat Peach (<i>Prunus persica</i> L. cv. ‘124 Pan’) Provides Insights into Its Good Fruit Flavor TraitsAidi Zhang0Hui Zhou1Xiaohan Jiang2Yuepeng Han3Xiujun Zhang4Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430000, ChinaKey Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430000, ChinaThe flat peach has become more and more popular worldwide for its fruit quality with relatively low acidity, high sugar content and rich flavor. However, the draft genome assembly of flat peach is still unavailable and the genetic basis for its fruit flavor remains unclear. In this study, the draft genome of a flat peach cultivar ‘124 Pan’ was assembled by using a hybrid assembly algorithm. The final assembly resulted in a total size of 206 Mb with a N50 of 26.3 Mb containing eight chromosomes and seven scaffolds. Genome annotation revealed that a total of 25,233 protein-coding genes were predicted with comparable gene abundance among the sequenced peach species. The phylogenetic tree and divergence times inferred from 572 single copy genes of 13 plant species confirmed that <i>Prunus ferganensis</i> was the ancestor of the domesticated peach. By comparing with the genomes of <i>Prunus persica</i> (Lovell) and <i>Prunus ferganensis</i>, the expansion of genes encoding enzymes involved in terpene biosynthesis was found, which might contribute to the good fruit flavor traits of ‘124 Pan’. The flat peach draft genome assembly obtained in this study will provide a valuable genomic resource for peach improvement and molecular breeding.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/3/538flat peachgenome assemblygenome evolutionfruit flavorterpene synthase genes |
| spellingShingle | Aidi Zhang Hui Zhou Xiaohan Jiang Yuepeng Han Xiujun Zhang The Draft Genome of a Flat Peach (<i>Prunus persica</i> L. cv. ‘124 Pan’) Provides Insights into Its Good Fruit Flavor Traits Plants flat peach genome assembly genome evolution fruit flavor terpene synthase genes |
| title | The Draft Genome of a Flat Peach (<i>Prunus persica</i> L. cv. ‘124 Pan’) Provides Insights into Its Good Fruit Flavor Traits |
| title_full | The Draft Genome of a Flat Peach (<i>Prunus persica</i> L. cv. ‘124 Pan’) Provides Insights into Its Good Fruit Flavor Traits |
| title_fullStr | The Draft Genome of a Flat Peach (<i>Prunus persica</i> L. cv. ‘124 Pan’) Provides Insights into Its Good Fruit Flavor Traits |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Draft Genome of a Flat Peach (<i>Prunus persica</i> L. cv. ‘124 Pan’) Provides Insights into Its Good Fruit Flavor Traits |
| title_short | The Draft Genome of a Flat Peach (<i>Prunus persica</i> L. cv. ‘124 Pan’) Provides Insights into Its Good Fruit Flavor Traits |
| title_sort | draft genome of a flat peach i prunus persica i l cv 124 pan provides insights into its good fruit flavor traits |
| topic | flat peach genome assembly genome evolution fruit flavor terpene synthase genes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/3/538 |
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