A chromosome-level genome assembly and evolutionary analysis of Coregonus ussuriensis Berg

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Title: A chromosome-level genome assembly and evolutionary analysis of Coregonus ussuriensis Berg
Authors: Tianqing Huang, Enhui Liu, Baorui Cao, Wenwen Li, Gaochao Wang, Wei Gu, Haibing Ma, Fulin Dong, Bingqian Wang, Gefeng Xu
Source: Scientific Data, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Publisher Information: Nature Portfolio, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: Science
More Details: Abstract Coregonus ussuriensis Berg, distributed widely in cold waters above 45° N latitude, is a savored freshwater whitefish that has been included in the list of endangered animals as a consequence of overfishing. Lack of genomic information seriously hampers evolutionary and genetic research on C. ussuriensis warranting the need to assemble a high-quality reference genome to promote its genetic breeding. We assembled and constructed a reference chromosome-level C. ussuriensis genome (sequence length, 2.51 Gb; contig N50 length, 4.27 Mb) using PacBio sequencing and Hi-C assembly technology, 3,109 contigs were assembled into scaffolds, resulting in a genome assembly with 40 chromosomes and a scaffold N50 length of 62.20 Mb. In addition, 43,320 protein-coding genes were annotated. The peak Ks position in the species comparison reflects the whole-genome replication event of C. ussuriensis. This chromosome-level genome provides reference data for further studies on the molecular breeding of C. ussuriensis.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2052-4463
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2052-4463
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03642-0
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/0926bb3ff1614160bdc3baf4c32eeb07
Accession Number: edsdoj.0926bb3ff1614160bdc3baf4c32eeb07
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20524463
DOI:10.1038/s41597-024-03642-0
Published in:Scientific Data
Language:English