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Chromosome-level genome assembly and population genomics of Robinia pseudoacacia reveal the genetic basis for its wide cultivation

Urban greening provides important ecosystem services and ideal places for urban recreation and is a serious consideration for municipal decision-makers. Among the tree species cultivated in urban green spaces, Ro...

Zefu Wang, **ao Zhang, Weixiao Lei, Hui Zhu, Shengdan Wu… in Communications Biology (2023)

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Genomic evidence for homoploid hybrid speciation between ancestors of two different genera

Homoploid hybrid speciation (HHS) has been increasingly recognized as occurring widely during species diversification of both plants and animals. However, previous studies on HHS have mostly focused on closely...

Zefu Wang, Minghui Kang, Jialiang Li, Zhiyang Zhang, Yufei Wang… in Nature Communications (2022)

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A chromosome-level reference genome of the hornbeam, Carpinus fangiana

Betulaceae, the birch family, comprises six living genera and over 160 species, many of which are economically valuable. To deepen our knowledge of Betulaceae species, we have sequenced the genome of a hornbeam,

**aoyue Yang, Zefu Wang, Lei Zhang, Guoqian Hao, Jianquan Liu… in Scientific Data (2020)

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A chromosome-level genome assembly of the Chinese tupelo Nyssa sinensis

The deciduous Chinese tupelo (Nyssa sinensis Oliv.) is a popular ornamental tree for the spectacular autumn leaf color. Here, using single-molecule sequencing and chromosome conformation capture data, we report a...

Xuchen Yang, Minghui Kang, Yanting Yang, Haifeng **ong, Mingcheng Wang… in Scientific Data (2019)

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Genomic effects of population collapse in a critically endangered ironwood tree Ostrya rehderiana

Increased human activity and climate change are driving numerous tree species to endangered status, and in the worst cases extinction. Here we examine the genomic signatures of the critically endangered ironwo...

Yongzhi Yang, Tao Ma, Zefu Wang, Zhiqiang Lu, Ying Li, Chengxin Fu… in Nature Communications (2018)

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Yak whole-genome resequencing reveals domestication signatures and prehistoric population expansions

Yak domestication represents an important episode in the early human occupation of the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP). The precise timing of domestication is debated and little is known about the un...

Qiang Qiu, Lizhong Wang, Kun Wang, Yongzhi Yang, Tao Ma, Zefu Wang… in Nature Communications (2015)

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The willow genome and divergent evolution from poplar after the common genome duplication

**aogang Dai, Quanjun Hu, Qingle Cai, Kai Feng, Ning Ye, Gerald A Tuskan… in Cell Research (2014)