Highly heterozygous Citrus changshan-huyou Y. B. Chang originated from ancient hybridization between mandarin and pummelo and displayed distinct tissue-specific allelic imbalance

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Zeng, Zhanghui, Luo, Yingjie, Hu, Haifei, Lan, Lan, Guo, Baojin, Zhou, Ping, Tan, Cong, Huang, Xiaoping, Qi, Tuo, Chen, Zhehao, Yu, Zhiming, Wang, Lilin, Xiang, Taihe, Li, Chengdao, Jia, Yong
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 26.03.2025
• Edition: 1.1
• Subjects: Evolutionary Biology; evolutionary origin; Hi-C; Y. B. Chang; haplotype-resolved genome; highly heterozygous genome; allelic imbalance
• ISSN: 2692-8205
• DOI: 10.1101/2025.03.24.644872

The genus Citrus is characterized by a reticulate evolutionary history with frequent hybridization, making it an intriguing subject for genome evolution investigation. Citrus changshan Y. B. Chang (Huyou) is a unique landrace first discovered in Zhejiang Province, China with premium fruit quality. T...