# Haplotype‐resolved telomere‐to‐telomere genome of the jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) provides novel insights into the turquoise flower coloration

## TL;DR

The study reveals how the unique turquoise flowers of the jade vine are produced through specific chemical interactions and genome features.

## Contribution

The paper presents a complete genome of the jade vine and identifies the genetic and biochemical basis for its rare turquoise flower coloration.

## Key findings

- Turquoise flower coloration results from co-pigmentation between malvin and saponarin.
- Genome dynamics and LTR retrotransposon expansions are linked to the flower coloration mechanism.
- Geological events influenced the expansion of retrotransposons in the jade vine genome.

## Abstract

A haplotype‐resolved telomere‐to‐telomere genome reveals that the bird‐shaped turquoise flowers of Strongylodon macrobotrys (jade vine) arise from co‐pigmentation between the anthocyanin malvin and the flavonoid saponarin, shaped by genome dynamics and geological event‐associated expansions of long terminal repeat retrotransposons