Figure 1.

The Concept of the Pangenome and Super-Pangenome and Their Use for Crop Improvement.

During the process of domestication and breeding, a number of alleles were lost. Therefore, it is important to have a catalog of all possible alleles in a crop species pangenome or genus-level super-pangenome. The pangenome and super-pangenome can be used for the development of markers using genome-wide association studies. These molecular markers can be used for crop improvement using genomics-assisted breeding approaches. Abbreviations: CWRs, crop wild relatives; SVs, structural variations.