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ArticleNature plants2025

Phased chromosome-level assembly provides insight into the genome architecture of hexaploid sweetpotato.

Shan Wu, Honghe Sun, Xuebo Zhao, John P Hamilton, Marcelo Mollinari, Gabriel De Siqueira Gesteira, Mercy Kitavi, Mengxiao Yan, Hongxia Wang, Jun Yang and 3 more

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13 authors.

Shan Wu *Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8539-3808
Honghe Sun *Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2468-6823
Xuebo Zhao *Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5661-9652
John P HamiltonCenter for Applied Genetic Technologies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8682-5526
Marcelo MollinariBioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Gabriel De Siqueira GesteiraBioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4106-7346
Mercy KitaviCenter for Applied Genetic Technologies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Mengxiao YanShanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China.
Hongxia WangShanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1433-3693
Jun YangShanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0371-8814
G Craig YenchoDepartment of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
C Robin BuellCenter for Applied Genetic Technologies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6727-4677
Zhangjun FeiBoyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. zf25@cornell.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9684-1450

Funding

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) OPP1213329
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hexaploid sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam.) is a globally important stable crop that plays a key role in biofortification. Its high resilience and adaptability provide distinct advantages in addressing food security and climate challenges. Here we report a haplotype-resolved chromosome-level genome assembly of an African cultivar, 'Tanzania', revealing mosaic genomic origins along haplotype-phased chromosomes. The wild tetraploid I. aequatoriensis, currently found in coastal Ecuador, contributes to a substantial fraction of the sweetpotato genome. Another large proportion of the genome shows a closer genetic relationship to the wild tetraploid I. batatas 4×, distributed in Central America. The sequences contributed by different wild species are not distributed in typical subgenomes but are intertwined along chromosomes, possibly owing to the known non-preferential recombination among sweetpotato haplotypes. This study improves our understanding of sweetpotato origin and genome architecture and provides valuable genomic resources to accelerate sweetpotato breeding.

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Chromosomes, PlantGenome, PlantIpomoea batatasPolyploidyHaplotypes

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PMID40781486

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