Abstract
Tea is one of the oldest crops in the world and is of great economic value as a beverage. Its natural flavor and compounds related to health exhibit significant genetic diversity. This article reports the chromosome-scale genome assembly map of a new Camellia sinensis ‘Yuwan Xiaoye’ (YWXY) bred by our research center. The genome size is 3.18 Gb with a contig N50 of 181.8 Mb, and 93.43% of the assembled sequences were anchored to 15 chromosomes. The genome is predicted to contain 40,119 protein-coding genes, with 99.70% having functional annotations. Repeat elements account for approximately 82.21% of the genomic landscape. The completeness of YWXY genome assembly is highlighted by a BUSCO score of 99.07%. The assembled genome provides a critical resource for molecular breeding and functional studies in tea plants.
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This work was supported by the Henan Province Central Leading Local Science and Technology Development Fund Project Funding (Z20231811160).
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Zhang, W., Chen, Y. Chromosome level genome assembly of Camellia sinensis ‘Yuwan Xiaoye’. Sci Data (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-07142-1
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