De-novo whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencing
The plant family Balsaminaceae comprises only two genera, and they are a study in contrasts. While Impatiens is an impressively prolific genus, with over 1,000 species and more being discovered each year, its sister genus, Hydrocera, has one solitary species, H. triflora. The two genera also differ...
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| description | The plant family Balsaminaceae comprises only two genera, and they are a study in contrasts. While Impatiens is an impressively prolific genus, with over 1,000 species and more being discovered each year, its sister genus, Hydrocera, has one solitary species, H. triflora. The two genera also differ in geographic distribution and habitat type (Impatiens species are widely distributed in much of the Old World and N. America, while H. triflora is confined to wetlands specific to S. India, Sri Lanka, and SE Asia). Other contrasting features include plant habit, habitat, floral architecture, mode of seed dispersal, and a host of other traits. The family Balsaminaceae is therefore an excellent model for studying speciation and character evolution as well as understanding the proximal and evolutionary forces that have driven the two genera to adopt such contrasting evolutionary paths. Various species of the Impatiens genus are also commercially important in the ornamental flower industry and as sources of phytochemicals that are of medicinal and other commercial value. As a preliminary step towards studying the genomic basis of the contrasting features of the two genera, we have sequenced and assembled, de novo, the genome of an iconic Impatiens species from N. America, namely I. capensis, and report our findings here. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4a0f0b983ae4c7bbfeb1782b30c4fd02023-12-03T09:48:44ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592023-10-0111e1632810.7717/peerj.16328De-novo whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencingSudhindra R. Gadagkar0J. Antonio Baeza1Kristina Buss2Nate Johnson3Biomedical Sciences Program, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, United States of AmericaDepartamento de Biología Marina, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, ChileBioinformatics Core, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of AmericaBiomedical Sciences Program, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, United States of AmericaThe plant family Balsaminaceae comprises only two genera, and they are a study in contrasts. While Impatiens is an impressively prolific genus, with over 1,000 species and more being discovered each year, its sister genus, Hydrocera, has one solitary species, H. triflora. The two genera also differ in geographic distribution and habitat type (Impatiens species are widely distributed in much of the Old World and N. America, while H. triflora is confined to wetlands specific to S. India, Sri Lanka, and SE Asia). Other contrasting features include plant habit, habitat, floral architecture, mode of seed dispersal, and a host of other traits. The family Balsaminaceae is therefore an excellent model for studying speciation and character evolution as well as understanding the proximal and evolutionary forces that have driven the two genera to adopt such contrasting evolutionary paths. Various species of the Impatiens genus are also commercially important in the ornamental flower industry and as sources of phytochemicals that are of medicinal and other commercial value. As a preliminary step towards studying the genomic basis of the contrasting features of the two genera, we have sequenced and assembled, de novo, the genome of an iconic Impatiens species from N. America, namely I. capensis, and report our findings here.https://peerj.com/articles/16328.pdfImpatiens capensisOrange jewelweedDe novoWhole genome sequencingLong read sequencingOxford Nanopore Technology |
| spellingShingle | Sudhindra R. Gadagkar J. Antonio Baeza Kristina Buss Nate Johnson De-novo whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencing PeerJ Impatiens capensis Orange jewelweed De novo Whole genome sequencing Long read sequencing Oxford Nanopore Technology |
| title | De-novo whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencing |
| title_full | De-novo whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencing |
| title_fullStr | De-novo whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencing |
| title_full_unstemmed | De-novo whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencing |
| title_short | De-novo whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed, Impatiens capensis Meerb. (Balsaminaceae) using nanopore long-read sequencing |
| title_sort | de novo whole genome assembly of the orange jewelweed impatiens capensis meerb balsaminaceae using nanopore long read sequencing |
| topic | Impatiens capensis Orange jewelweed De novo Whole genome sequencing Long read sequencing Oxford Nanopore Technology |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/16328.pdf |
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