A pangenome insight into the genome divergence and flower color diversity among Rhododendron species
Our comparative genomic analysis accentuates the critical role of TEs in genome divergence within the Rhododendron genus, highlighting their potential role as a key factor governing speciation and interspecific variability within the genus.
Authors
- Shuai Nie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0028-5504)
- Yu-Tao Bao
- Hai-Yao Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4225-0613)
- Z Chen
- Zhao Shi-wei
- Haibo Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4213-2883)
- Zhi-Chao Li
- Tian-Le Shi
- Jian-Feng Mao
Institutions
- Rice Research Institute (CN)
- Shandong Academy of Forestry (CN)
- Umeå Plant Science Centre (SE)
- Research Institute of Forestry (CN)
- Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences (CN)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Genomics
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-12461-5
- Primary Topic
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00