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expand all sections collapse all sections  Reference "Draft genome of the wheat A-genome progenitor Triticum urartu"
Reference ID 54961
Title Draft genome of the wheat A-genome progenitor Triticum urartu
Source Nature, 2013, vol. 496, pp. 87-90
Authors (49)
Abstract Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum, AABBDD) is one of the most widely cultivated
and consumed food crops in the world. However, the complex polyploid nature of
its genome makes genetic and functional analyses extremely challenging. The A
genome, as a basic genome of bread wheat and other polyploid wheats, for
example, T. turgidum (AABB), T. timopheevii (AAGG) and T. zhukovskyi
(AAGGA(m)A(m)), is central to wheat evolution, domestication and genetic
improvement. The progenitor species of the A genome is the diploid wild
einkorn wheat T. urartu, which resembles cultivated wheat more extensively
than do Aegilops speltoides (the ancestor of the B genome) and Ae. tauschii
(the donor of the D genome), especially in the morphology and development of
spike and seed. Here we present the generation, assembly and analysis of a whole-
genome shotgun draft sequence of the T. urartu genome. We identified protein-
coding gene models, performed genome structure analyses and assessed its
utility for analysing agronomically important genes and for developing
molecular markers. Our T. urartu genome assembly provides a diploid reference
for analysis of polyploid wheat genomes and is a valuable resource for the
genetic improvement of wheat.
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