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Anchoring and ordering NGS contig assemblies by population sequencing (POPSEQ)

  • Martin Mascher
  • , Gary J. Muehlbauer
  • , Daniel S. Rokhsar
  • , Jarrod Chapman
  • , Jeremy Schmutz
  • , Kerrie Barry
  • , Maria Munoz-Amatriain
  • , Timothy J. Close
  • , Roger P. Wise
  • , Alan H. Schulman
  • , Axel Himmelbach
  • , Klaus F. X. Mayer
  • , Uwe Scholz
  • , Jesse A. Poland
  • , Nils Stein (Lead / Corresponding author)
  • , Robbie Waugh (Lead / Corresponding author)

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    Abstract

    Next-generation whole-genome shotgun assemblies of complex genomes are highly useful, but fail to link nearby sequence contigs with each other or provide a linear order of contigs along individual chromosomes. Here, we introduce a strategy based on sequencing progeny of a segregating population that allows de novo production of a genetically anchored linear assembly of the gene space of an organism. We demonstrate the power of the approach by reconstructing the chromosomal organization of the gene space of barley, a large, complex and highly repetitive 5.1 Gb genome. We evaluate the robustness of the new assembly by comparison to a recently released physical and genetic framework of the barley genome, and to various genetically ordered sequence-based genotypic datasets. The method is independent of the need for any prior sequence resources, and will enable rapid and cost-efficient establishment of powerful genomic information for many species.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)718-727
    Number of pages10
    JournalPlant Journal
    Volume76
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2013

    Keywords

    • next-generation sequencing
    • technical advance
    • population sequencing
    • Hordeum vulgare
    • barley
    • genetic mapping
    • genome assembly

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