Pangenome analyses reveal impact of transposable elements and ploidy on the evolution of potato species.

Potato (., family Solanaceae) is the most important noncereal food crop globally. It has over 100 wild relatives in the section , which features species with both sexual and asexual reproduction and varying ploidy levels.

Complete mitogenome assemblies from a panel of 13 diverse potato taxa.

Mitochondrial DNA is maternally inherited and is shown to affect nuclear-cytoplasmic interactions in potato. Analyzing the mitogenome helps understand the evolutionary relationships and improve breeding programs in potato. We report complete mitogenome sequences from a panel of 13 potato accessions of various taxa.