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ArticleG3 (Bethesda, Md.)2025

Genome structure and molecular phylogeny of the only Eurasian Boechera species, Boechera falcata (Brassicaceae).

Danil Zilov, Terezie Mandáková, Marina Popova, Martin A Lysak, Michael D Windham, Vladimir Brukhin

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6 authors.

Danil ZilovWellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK.
Terezie MandákováCentral European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-6485-0563
Marina PopovaThe Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Bolshoy Blvd 30-1, Moscow 121205, Russia.
Martin A LysakCentral European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-0318-4194
Michael D WindhamDepartment of Biology, Duke University, Biological Sciences Bldg., Durham, NC 27708, USA.
Vladimir BrukhinDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1836-0437

Funding

Czech Science Foundation 24-11371SFar Eastern Branch RASKomarov Botanical Institute RAS 124013100862-0Komarov Botanical Institute RAS 20-54-46002
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Abstract

Boechera falcata (Turcz.) Al-Shehbaz, previously known as Arabis turczaninowii Ledeb., is a herbaceous perennial of the East Siberian, boreal-steppe ecotype. It is the sole species of the diverse genus Boechera found on the Eurasian continent, with all other species endemic to North America and Greenland. Likely migrating from North America to Eastern Siberia via the Bering Land Bridge during the Pleistocene glaciation, B. falcata presents a unique case for genomic study. The genus Boechera is notable for its many allodiploid and triploid apomicts, which have arisen through complex hybridization of sexual species and ecotypes. To date, only the genomes of 2 American Boechera species, B. stricta and B. retrofracta, have been sequenced and analyzed. In this study, we sequenced, assembled to the chromosome level, and analyzed the highly homozygous 189.36 Mb genome of B. falcata (2n = 14). Molecular phylogenetic analysis of nuclear and organelle genomes revealed a high degree of relatedness to North American relatives. Cytogenetic analysis identified all 22 genomic blocks of crucifers, showing that 5 of the 7 B. falcata chromosomes are collinear with their ancestral counterparts, while 2 have undergone inversions. Allelic analysis of the apomixis marker APOLLO gene revealed that B. falcata contains only sex alleles. The availability of the B. falcata genome will advance studies of the evolution and phylogeny of Brassicaceae species and the mechanisms of apomixis, providing a crucial resource for future research in plant genetics and breeding.

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BrassicaceaeGenome, PlantGenomicsPhylogenyChromosomes, PlantBoechera falcataBrassicaceaechloroplast genomechromosome-level genome assembly and annotationchromosome rearrangementscomparative chromosome paintinggenome structuremolecular phylogeny

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PMCPMC12239615

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