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High-quality genome assembly, annotation and evolutionary analysis of the mungbean (Vigna radiata) genome
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  • Qiang Yan,
  • Qiong Wang,
  • Cheng Xuzhen,
  • Lixia Wang,
  • Prakit Somta,
  • Chenchen Xue,
  • Jingbin Chen,
  • Ranran Wu,
  • Yun Lin,
  • Xingxing Yuan,
  • Xin Chen
Qiang Yan
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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Qiong Wang
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Cheng Xuzhen
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Lixia Wang
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Prakit Somta
Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus
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Chenchen Xue
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Jingbin Chen
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Ranran Wu
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Yun Lin
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Xingxing Yuan
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Xin Chen
Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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Abstract

Mungbean (Vigna radiata [L.]) is an important economic crop grown in South, and East Asia. The low contiguity of the current assembly of V. radiata genome has limited its application. Here, we report a high-quality chromosome-scale assembled genome of V. radiata to facilitate the investigation of its genome characteristics and evolution. By combination of Nanopore long reads, Illumina short reads and Hi-C data, we generated a high-quality genome assembly of V. radiata, with 473.67 megabases assembled into 11 chromosomes with contig N50 and scaffold N50 of 11.3 and 42.4 megabases, respectively. A total of 52.8% of the genome was annotated as repetitive sequences, among which LTRs (long terminal repeats) were predominant (33.9%). The genome of V. radiata was predicted to contain 33,924 genes, 32,470 (95.7%) of which could be functionally annotated. Evolutionary analysis revealed an estimated divergence time of V. radiata from its close relative V. angularis of ~11.66 million years ago. In addition, 277 V. radiata specific gene families, 18 positively selected genes were detected and functionally annotated. This high-quality mungbean genome will provide valuable resources for further genetic analysis and crop improvement of mungbean and other legume species.