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ArticleGenome biology and evolution2026

Genome Assembly of Spinifex sericeus Provides Insights into Repetitive Content and Haplotype Variation in a Dioecious Coastal Grass.

Stephanie H Chen, Jason G Bragg, Ashley Jones

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Article in Genome biology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Stephanie H ChenCentre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (a Joint Venture Between Parks Australia and CSIRO), Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8844-6864
Jason G BraggResearch Centre for Ecosystem Resilience, Botanic Gardens of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7621-7295
Ashley JonesResearch School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7368-1666

Funding

Australian Government through an Australian Research CouncilCentre for Biodiversity Analysis Ignition GrantDiscovery Early Career Researcher Award DE260100171
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinifex sericeus (beach spinifex) is a perennial, dioecious grass native to the coastal ecosystem of Oceania that has an important role in dune stability. We present a near telomere-to-telomere, haplotype-resolved nuclear genome and complete organelle genomes of S. sericeus. The nuclear genome is highly repeat-rich, dominated by long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons. Comparative analysis of the two haplotypes reveals extensive structural variation and high levels of duplication that are suggestive of active and expanding LTRs that may drive genome evolution and expansion in this species. The chloroplast genome exhibits heteroplasmy, having two distinct circular configurations spanning 138 kbp each. The complex mitochondrial genome consists of a large linear component spanning 1.85 Mbp and a small circular 134 kbp component. These genomic resources provide a foundation for advancing research on sex determination and stress adaptation in grasses, as well as practical applications in crop improvement and genetically informed coastal dune restoration.

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Genome, PlantPoaceaeEvolution, MolecularGenetic VariationGenome, ChloroplastGenome, MitochondrialHaplotypesRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidRetroelementsRetroelementsgenome assemblyPoaceaespinifexstructural variantstelomere-to-telomere

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PMCPMC12980575

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