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ArticleG3 (Bethesda, Md.)2026

First chromosome-scale genome of Cornus kousa K2‡.

Trinity P H Mehler, Sarah L Boggess, Marcin Nowicki, Denita Hadziabdic, DeWayne Shoemaker, Robert N Trigiano, William E Klingeman, Thomas J Molnar, Sheron A Simpson, Ramey C Youngblood and 3 more

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Trinity P H MehlerDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7572-0967
Sarah L BoggessDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States.
Marcin NowickiDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2655-5464
Denita HadziabdicDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States.
DeWayne ShoemakerDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States.
Robert N TrigianoDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States.
William E KlingemanDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4500, United States.
Thomas J MolnarDepartment of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States.
Sheron A SimpsonGenomics and Bioinformatics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS), Stoneville, MS 38776, United States.
Ramey C YoungbloodInstitute for Genomics, Biocomputing, and Biotechnology, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39759, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9728-5214
Amanda M Hulse-KempGenomics and Bioinformatics Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Raleigh, NC 27695, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9670-9433
Brian E SchefflerGenomics and Bioinformatics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS), Stoneville, MS 38776, United States.
Margaret E StatonDepartment of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2971-9353

Funding

ARS 6066-21310-006-00DARS NACA 58-6062-6University of TennesseeUSDA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa Hance) is a popular flowering ornamental tree in the United States, largely due to its pest and disease tolerance. Here, we present the first chromosome-scale, diploid genome assembly of C. kousa K2, a foundational breeding parent. The final chromosome-scale genome assemblies are 1602.739 Mb for Hap 1 and 1598.929 Mb for Hap 2. The complete Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs (BUSCO) for Hap 1 and 2 were 98.8 and 98.4%, respectively. Between the 2 haplotypes, 98.97% of the genome is placed into chromosomes. 30,799 and 31,044 genes were annotated in Hap 1 and Hap 2, respectively. This annotated genome assembly for C. kousa provides insight into the genomic composition of the species and will enhance our understanding of the genetic control of traits of interest in breeding programs and the evolutionary history of the Cornus genus.

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Chromosomes, PlantCornusGenome, PlantGenomicsChromosome MappingHaplotypesMolecular Sequence Annotationchromosome-scale genomegenome assemblygenomic resourcelandscape treeornamental breeding

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PMID42617063
PMCPMC13643784

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