Chromosome-level genome assembly of Myristica yunnanensis sheds light on genomic limitations underlying its critically endangered status in China

doi:10.1016/j.pld.2025.08.004

Plant Diversity ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (05): 843-847.DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2025.08.004

Chromosome-level genome assembly of Myristica yunnanensis sheds light on genomic limitations underlying its critically endangered status in China

Yongting Zhang^a, Zihe Li^a, Xue Liu^a, Peng Zeng^a, Chuan Peng^b,c, Botong Zhou^a, Yingmei Peng^a, Wenbo Zhu^a, Jian Huang^b, Jing Cai^a

a. School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, Shaanxi, China;
b. Yunnan Key Laboratory of Forest Ecosystem Stability and Global Change, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, Yunnan, China;
c. College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China

Received:2025-06-26 Revised:2025-08-08 Online:2025-09-29 Published:2025-09-29
Contact: Jing Cai,E-mail:jingcai@nwpu.edu.cn
Supported by:
This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFC3400300).

Chromosome-level genome assembly of Myristica yunnanensis sheds light on genomic limitations underlying its critically endangered status in China

Yongting Zhang^a, Zihe Li^a, Xue Liu^a, Peng Zeng^a, Chuan Peng^b,c, Botong Zhou^a, Yingmei Peng^a, Wenbo Zhu^a, Jian Huang^b, Jing Cai^a

a. School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, Shaanxi, China;
b. Yunnan Key Laboratory of Forest Ecosystem Stability and Global Change, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, Yunnan, China;
c. College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China

通讯作者: Jing Cai,E-mail:jingcai@nwpu.edu.cn
基金资助:
This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFC3400300).

Abstract

Key words: Myristica yunnanensis, Critically endangered, Demographic history, Deleterious variants, Conservation strategy

关键词: Myristica yunnanensis, Critically endangered, Demographic history, Deleterious variants, Conservation strategy

Yongting Zhang, Zihe Li, Xue Liu, Peng Zeng, Chuan Peng, Botong Zhou, Yingmei Peng, Wenbo Zhu, Jian Huang, Jing Cai. Chromosome-level genome assembly of Myristica yunnanensis sheds light on genomic limitations underlying its critically endangered status in China[J]. Plant Diversity, 2025, 47(05): 843-847.

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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Myristica yunnanensis sheds light on genomic limitations underlying its critically endangered status in China

Chromosome-level genome assembly of Myristica yunnanensis sheds light on genomic limitations underlying its critically endangered status in China

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