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A comprehensive reference genome assembly dataset of birds inhabiting Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands
Daniel Bilyeli Øksnebjerg1, Sascha Dreyer Nielsen1, Guangji Chen2
1Section for Hologenomics, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, Copenhagen 1353, Denmark.
Abstract:
Reference genome assemblies are essential infrastructure for investigating phylogeny and population/conservation genetics of wild organisms. Birds serve as model vertebrates in ecology and evolutionary biology due to their well-documented natural histories and extensive community science data. We release a set of 350 newly assembled avian genomes, which, when combined with 97 previously published genomes, represent 447 of the bird species recorded in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland-the largest regional dataset of a vertebrate group to date. These genomes are published for various research activities. This data release advances the global effort to build comprehensive and accessible biodiversity genomic resources for the research community.
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