J Syst Evol

Special Issue: Virtual Focus: Genome Evolution

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A chromosome-scale genome of Berberis wilsoniae reveals the evolution and chromosomal organization of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid-related genes

Tu Feng1†, Hao He2†, Xiang Wang1, Xian-Hui Shao1, Xin-Yi Yu2, Yu-Tong Hu2, Zhen Zhang2, Jia-Qing Hou2, Yi Shi2, Xiao-Yu Jiang2, and Yan Yu2,3*   

  1. 1. College of Life and Health Science, Guizhou Key Laboratory of Miao Medicine, Kaili University, Kaili 556000, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, Southwest Bio-resources R&D Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Botanical Garden-Sichuan University Joint Laboratory for Ex Situ Conservation and Resource Utilization of Mountain Plants, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China;
    3. Chengdu Botanical Garden, Chengdu 610064, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.
    *Author for correspondence. E-mail: yyu@scu.edu.cn
  • Online:2026-08-27
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    This work was supported by the Integrated Platform Team Project of Kaili University (YTH‐XM2026001), the Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Projects (ZK [2021] General 090), the Integrated Platform Team Project of Kaili University (YTH‐TD202601), the Guizhou Provincial Basic Research Program (Natural Science) (QKHPT[2025]018), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32271552 and 32571738), the Sichuan Natural Science Foundation (2026NSFSCZY0116), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (CJ202602).