Current challenges in de novo plant genome sequencing and assembly

Michael C. Schatz, Jan Witkowski, W. Richard McCombie

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Abstract

Genome sequencing is now affordable, but assembling plant genomes de novo remains challenging. We assess the state of the art of assembly and review the best practices for the community.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number243
JournalGenome biology
Volume13
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 27 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dna sequencing
  • Genome assembly
  • Plant genomics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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