Fig. 3
From: How the pan-genome is changing crop genomics and improvement
Impact of pan-genome representation on dissection of quantitative variation and applications to crop improvement. a Mapping reads to a single reference genome assembly (left) or a pan-genome graph (right) that captures structural variation in the species. b Impact of the read mapping method (single reference assembly vs. pan-genome graph) and subsequent variant calling on the ability to dissect the genetic architecture of a trait. c Causes for lack of identification of significant regions of the genome using variants called by mapping reads to a single reference genome assembly. d Methods breeders can utilize to exploit newly identified variants involve marker-assisted selection (MAS) and/or genomic selection (GS), inserting sequence through a transgene, or making other changes to a causative region with genome editing