Sequencing and assembly of low copy and genic regions of isolated Triticum aestivum chromosome arm 7DS

The genome of bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) is predicted to be greater than 16 Gbp in size and consist predominantly of repetitive elements, making the sequencing and assembly of this genome a major challenge. We have reduced genome sequence complexity by isolating chromosome arm 7DS and applied second-generation technology and appropriate algorithmic analysis to sequence and assemble low copy and genic regions of this chromosome arm. The...