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Novel Sequence Discovery by Subtractive Genomics
Published on: January 25, 2019
The genome sequence of the lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Anseriformes: Anatidae)
Sinan Julian Keleş1,2, Michelle F O'Brien1, Rosa Lopez Colom1
1Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, England, UK.
Abstract:
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Anser erythropus (lesser white-fronted goose; Chordata; Aves; Anseriformes; Anatidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 1 339.88 megabases and 1 168.02 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (88.67%) is scaffolded into 41 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 16.74 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.
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