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Intra-genomic collinearity analysis confirmed that segmental duplication constituted the primary evolutionary driver underlying TaBSK family expansion. Extensive cis-regulatory element profiling identified abundant hormone- and stress-responsive cis-motifs. Transcriptome profiling RNA-seq datasets revealed five TaBSK genes exhibiting significant differential transcription under salt stress. Specifically, TaBSK16, TaBSK17, and TaBSK18 were markedly upregulated following salt exposure. Collectively, this study delivers an evolutionary and transcriptional atlas of the wheat TaBSK family and provides candidate genes for functional validation and molecular breeding toward salt-tolerant wheat varieties. 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