Weihong Wu, Xiao Feng, Nan Wang, Shao Shao, Min Liu, Fa Si, Linhao Chen, Chuanfeng Jin, Shaohua Xu, Zixiao Guo, Cairong Zhong, Suhua Shi, Ziwen He
Nypa fruticans (Wurmb), a mangrove palm species with origins dating back to the Late Cretaceous period, is a unique species for investigating long-term adaptation strategies to intertidal environments and the early evolution of palms. Here, we present a chromosome-level genome sequence and assembly for N. fruticans. We integrated the genomes of N. fruticans and other palm family members for a comparative genomic analysis, which confirmed that the common ancestor of all palms experienced a whole-genome duplication event around 89 million years ago, shaping the distinctive characteristics observed in this clade...
February 19, 2024: Journal of Integrative Plant Biology