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A snapshot of the emerging tomato genome sequence
- Source :
- PLANT GENOME, The Plant Genome 2 (2009) 1, The Plant Genome, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 78-92 (2009), The Plant Genome, 2(1), 78-92
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The genome of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is being sequenced by an international consortium of 10 countries (Korea, China, the United Kingdom, India, the Netherlands, France, Japan, Spain, Italy, and the United States) as part of the larger “International Solanaceae Genome Project (SOL): Systems Approach to Diversity and Adaptation” initiative. The tomato genome sequencing project uses an ordered bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) approach to generate a high-quality tomato euchromatic genome sequence for use as a reference genome for the Solanaceae and euasterids. Sequence is deposited at GenBank and at the SOL Genomics Network (SGN). Currently, there are around 1000 BACs finished or in progress, representing more than a third of the projected euchromatic portion of the genome. An annotation effort is also underway by the International Tomato Annotation Group. The expected number of genes in the euchromatin is ∼40,000, based on an estimate from a preliminary annotation of 11% of finished sequence. Here, we present this first snapshot of the emerging tomato genome and its annotation, a short comparison with potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) sequence data, and the tools available for the researchers to exploit this new resource are also presented. In the future, whole-genome shotgun techniques will be combined with the BAC-by-BAC approach to cover the entire tomato genome. The high-quality reference euchromatic tomato sequence is expected to be near completion by 2010.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
lcsh:QH426-470
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Plant Science
Computational biology
lcsh:Plant culture
Biology
Laboratorium voor Erfelijkheidsleer
ENCODE
01 natural sciences
Genome
03 medical and health sciences
Laboratorium voor Plantenveredeling
Bioinformatica
Genetics
Life Science
lcsh:SB1-1110
030304 developmental biology
Whole genome sequencing
0303 health sciences
Bacterial artificial chromosome
EPS-4
fungi
food and beverages
Biology and Life Sciences
Genome project
PRI Bioscience
lcsh:Genetics
Plant Breeding
GenBank
Laboratory of Genetics
Agronomy and Crop Science
010606 plant biology & botany
Reference genome
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19403372
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLANT GENOME, The Plant Genome 2 (2009) 1, The Plant Genome, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 78-92 (2009), The Plant Genome, 2(1), 78-92
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fffe42106f1b166c6cfc403bc7a75258