摘要
A pan-genome is like a pool of diverse personalities within a species,capturing the unique genetic traits of each individual.Creating a pan-genome helps researchers understand a species’diversity,adaptation,and evolution,benefiting crop breeding and conservation efforts.In a recent study published in Nature Genetics(doi:10.1038/s41588-022-01172-2),a joint team of Chinese and Indian scientists improved the pea reference genome of cultivar ZW6,enabling a better understanding of pea genetics.They also constructed a pea pan-genome from 118 accessions,providing additional genes and sequences not found in the reference genome.
