Felix L. Wu

Unmasking the large and highly repetitive genome of Phlox reveals a complex evolutionary history of speciation with gene flow

The large size and high repetitive content of many plant genomes have hindered elucidation of how the fundamental processes of evolution give rise to speciation. Here we present chromosome-level assemblies of 6 gigabase genomes for four closely related Phlox wildflower species. We generate extensive population genetic...