For clarification, when we measure a percentage of the genome called, we are referring to a percentage of the bases corresponding to the complete
NCBI reference genome sequence.
To use CallHap, researchers must first obtain
a reference genome sequence for their target species, either from previously published work or by sequencing the DNA of a single plant.
Thus, the researchers established
a reference genome sequence for coffee trees (including for the species Coffea arabica), and more generally for the Rubiaceae, one of the largest families of flowering plants (containing nearly 12,500 species).
An international study coordinated by researchers from IRD, the CEA (Genoscope), CIRAD, the CNRS, and the University of Buffalo (United States), and involving many laboratories, helped identify
a reference genome sequence for coffee trees for the first time.
The reference genome sequence of Loblolly pine is published in the March issue of the journal GENETICS, published by the Genetics Society of America.
A new study finds up to 250 regions where
the reference genome sequenced over 13 years may be missing information