Towards a finished sequence for chromosome 7A: Building a high-quality pseudomolecule

The latest progress in the assembly of the approximately 800Mb bread wheat chromosome 7A will be presented, including updates on the integration of mate-pair data and Bionano maps.

Particular challenges in the production of the whole-chromosome pseudomolecule will be discussed. In particular, an integrated approach for identifying and filtering cross-BAC-pool contamination, utilising mate-pair data, Bionano maps and the original BAC fingerprints will be described.