This image shows a gene order map (created using GENESPACE) that compares genome assemblies among related plant species. The horizontal white lines represent chromosomes, and the colored braids that link them show conserved blocks of genes. This enables researchers to track conserved genes of interest from well-researched crops (such as Sorghum bicolor; a specific type of sorghum) into more complex genomes, such as wild sugarcane and cultivar R570, to better understand their function. For contrast, the previous monoploid assembly of R570 is provided on the top row, where multiple chromosome copies in the genome were represented as a single, mosaic assembly.