Fig. 1: DNA methylation characterization of garden asparagus.

a Morphological comparison of male and female flower buds of garden asparagus at different developmental stages. b Mean DNA methylation levels of C, CG, CHG, and CHH in different samples. c Overview of DNA methylation in 10 chromosomes. d DNA methylation profiles in gene bodies and adjacent regions in the three sequence contexts. e DNA methylation characteristics of TEs and upstream/downstream regions in each context