Gossypium latifolium genome reveals the genetic basis of domestication of upland cotton from semi-wild races to cultivars

The genetic basis for Gossypium hirsutum race latifolium, the putative ancestor of cultivated upland cotton, emerging from the semi-wild races to be domesticated into cultivated upland cotton is unknown. Here, we reported a high-quality genome assembly of G. latifolium. Comparative genome analyses r...

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Main Authors: Chao Fu, Nian Wang, Qingying Meng, Zhiyong Xu, Yu Le, Xianlong Zhang, Yangyang Wei, Renhai Peng, Chao Shen, Zhongxu Lin
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-06-01
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Nian Wang
Qingying Meng
Zhiyong Xu
Yu Le
Xianlong Zhang
Yangyang Wei
Renhai Peng
Chao Shen
Zhongxu Lin
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Nian Wang
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Zhongxu Lin
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description The genetic basis for Gossypium hirsutum race latifolium, the putative ancestor of cultivated upland cotton, emerging from the semi-wild races to be domesticated into cultivated upland cotton is unknown. Here, we reported a high-quality genome assembly of G. latifolium. Comparative genome analyses revealed substantial variations in both gene group composition and genomic sequences across 13 cotton genomes, including the expansion of photosynthesis-related gene groups in G. latifolium compared with other races and the pivotal contribution of structural variations (SVs) to G. hirsutum domestication. Based on the resequencing reads and constructed pan-genome of upland cotton, co-selection regions and SVs with significant frequency differences among different populations were identified. Genes located in these regions or affected by these variations may characterize the differences between G. latifolium and other races, and could be involved in maintenance of upland cotton domestication phenotypes. These findings may assist in mining genes for upland cotton improvement and improving the understanding of the genetic basis of upland cotton domestication.
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spelling doaj-art-fbefbcc532ab4dc5bfb5431b68ebb4fb2025-08-20T03:47:13ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Crop Journal2214-51412025-06-0113392994110.1016/j.cj.2025.02.014Gossypium latifolium genome reveals the genetic basis of domestication of upland cotton from semi-wild races to cultivarsChao Fu0Nian Wang1Qingying Meng2Zhiyong Xu3Yu Le4Xianlong Zhang5Yangyang Wei6Renhai Peng7Chao Shen8Zhongxu Lin9National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, ChinaResearch Base, Anyang Institute of Technology, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Anyang 455000, Henan, ChinaResearch Base, Anyang Institute of Technology, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Anyang 455000, Henan, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Green Agricultural Production and Intelligent Equipment, College of Biological and Food Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, Guangdong, China; Corresponding authors.National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China; Corresponding authors.The genetic basis for Gossypium hirsutum race latifolium, the putative ancestor of cultivated upland cotton, emerging from the semi-wild races to be domesticated into cultivated upland cotton is unknown. Here, we reported a high-quality genome assembly of G. latifolium. Comparative genome analyses revealed substantial variations in both gene group composition and genomic sequences across 13 cotton genomes, including the expansion of photosynthesis-related gene groups in G. latifolium compared with other races and the pivotal contribution of structural variations (SVs) to G. hirsutum domestication. Based on the resequencing reads and constructed pan-genome of upland cotton, co-selection regions and SVs with significant frequency differences among different populations were identified. Genes located in these regions or affected by these variations may characterize the differences between G. latifolium and other races, and could be involved in maintenance of upland cotton domestication phenotypes. These findings may assist in mining genes for upland cotton improvement and improving the understanding of the genetic basis of upland cotton domestication.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514125000893G. latifoliumGenome assemblyComparative genome analysisStructural variationsDomestication
spellingShingle Chao Fu
Nian Wang
Qingying Meng
Zhiyong Xu
Yu Le
Xianlong Zhang
Yangyang Wei
Renhai Peng
Chao Shen
Zhongxu Lin
Gossypium latifolium genome reveals the genetic basis of domestication of upland cotton from semi-wild races to cultivars
Crop Journal
G. latifolium
Genome assembly
Comparative genome analysis
Structural variations
Domestication
title Gossypium latifolium genome reveals the genetic basis of domestication of upland cotton from semi-wild races to cultivars
title_full Gossypium latifolium genome reveals the genetic basis of domestication of upland cotton from semi-wild races to cultivars
title_fullStr Gossypium latifolium genome reveals the genetic basis of domestication of upland cotton from semi-wild races to cultivars
title_full_unstemmed Gossypium latifolium genome reveals the genetic basis of domestication of upland cotton from semi-wild races to cultivars
title_short Gossypium latifolium genome reveals the genetic basis of domestication of upland cotton from semi-wild races to cultivars
title_sort gossypium latifolium genome reveals the genetic basis of domestication of upland cotton from semi wild races to cultivars
topic G. latifolium
Genome assembly
Comparative genome analysis
Structural variations
Domestication
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514125000893
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