Improved de novo genomic assembly for the domestic donkey

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaq0392
• Publication Date: 2018-04-04T21:15:55Z
• Authors: Gabriel Renaud; Bent Petersen; Andaine Seguin-Or...; Mads Frost Bertelsen; Andrew Waller; Richard Newton; Romain Paillot; Neil Bryant; Mark Vaudin; Pablo Librado; Ludovic Orlando
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Molecular Biology/Genomics [q-bio.GN]; 570; Heterozygote; 0303 health sciences; [SDV.BA.MVSA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Veterinary medicine and animal Health; Genome; Homozygote; Computational Biology; Genetic Variation; Molecular Sequence Annotation; [SDV.BBM.GTP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry; Equidae; Genomics; DNA, Mitochondrial; 630; 03 medical and health sciences; Animals, Domestic; Animals; Research Articles

New donkey genome reference unveils chromosomal rearrangements potentially involved in equine speciation and hybrid sterility.