Sequencing across the Euphorbiaceae family to detect selection and deleterious mutations

We sampled, sequenced, and assembled 28 species across the Euphorbiaceae family of plants. Leaf samples were collected from across several germplasm resource centers and botanic gardens across the United States and DNA was extracted. All species were sequenced using illumina short-read technology, while Seven representative species across the family were selected for PacBio HiFi long read sequencing. As these species have a large range of genome sizes, more sequencing was performed on larger genomes, however sequence coverages are still highly variable. Genomes were assembled using megahit and hifiasm for short and long reads, respectively