Rubus (raspberries and blackberries) is a large genus well known for its challenging taxonomy. Many Rubus species have significant economic value as important edible and medicinal plants. Zhang et al. (pages 1032–1048) assembled high‐quality genomes of four wild raspberry species and used multi‐omics analyses to unravel raspberry evolution and fruit quality regulation. Centromere sequences act as evolutionary fingerprints tracing hybrid origins, and flavonoid/terpenoid pathway expansions correlate with bioactive compound diversity. Suppression of a glutathione S‐transferase gene blocks anthocyanin transport, causing yellow fruit. This study sheds light on the genetic intricacies of raspberry species and their cultivars, and provides a foundation for horticultural improvement and genomic selection in raspberry breeding.
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