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10KP: A phylodiverse genome sequencing plan.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Cheng, Shifeng 
Melkonian, Michael 
Smith, Stephen A 
Brockington, Samuel  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1216-219X
Archibald, John M 

Abstract

Understanding plant evolution and diversity in a phylogenomic context is an enormous challenge due, in part, to limited availability of genome-scale data across phylodiverse species. The 10KP (10,000 Plants) Genome Sequencing Project will sequence and characterize representative genomes from every major clade of embryophytes, green algae, and protists (excluding fungi) within the next 5 years. By implementing and continuously improving leading-edge sequencing technologies and bioinformatics tools, 10KP will catalogue the genome content of plant and protist diversity and make these data freely available as an enduring foundation for future scientific discoveries and applications. 10KP is structured as an international consortium, open to the global community, including botanical gardens, plant research institutes, universities, and private industry. Our immediate goal is to establish a policy framework for this endeavor, the principles of which are outlined here.

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Keywords

Chlorophyta, Embryophyta, Fungi, Genetic Variation, Genome, Fungal, Genome, Plant, Molecular Sequence Annotation, Phylogeny

Journal Title

Gigascience

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Journal ISSN

2047-217X
2047-217X

Volume Title

7

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)
Sponsorship
Natural Environment Research Council (NE/K009303/1)