The chromosome-level rambutan genome reveals a significant role of segmental duplication in the expansion of resistance genes

Authors

Jinfang Zheng1, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lyndel W. Meinhardt, USDA-ARS
Ricardo Goenaga, USDA-ARS
Tracie Matsumoto, USDA-ARS
Dapeng Zhang, USDA-ARS
Yanbin Yin, Northern Illinois University & University of Nebraska – LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

4-9-2022

Document Type

Article

Citation

Horticulture Research, 2022, 9: uhac014. https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhac014

Comments

Open access.

Abstract

Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum var. lappaceum), a tropical fruit tree native to southeastern Asia, belongs to the family Sapindaceae. Rambutan is a popular table fruit and is also processed into preserves, juices, wines, and sorbets [1]. At present, only three Sapindaceae genomes are publicly available: Xanthoceras sorbifolium [2], Dimocarpus longan (longan) [3], and Acer yangbiense [4]. During the process of submitting this manuscript, the genome paper for the rambutan cultivar Baoyan7 became available online, but its genome sequence has not yet been released [5].