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Phylum:
Chordata
Estimated genome size:
80-120 cm
Organism size:
80-120 cm
Distribution:
Majority of Zulu sheep are kept kept by rural farmers in the Kwa-Zulu
Natal province of South Africa as a source for income and affordable
protein.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
60.89 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
12.1 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
2.64 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
98.8%
Importance:
Zulu Sheep developed unique and specific adaptative traits to local
Southern African environments including tolerance to hot and humid
conditions, tolerance to local internal and external parasites, endurance,
and is immune to most local disease.
Phylum:
Chordata
Estimated genome size:
782 Million DNA base pairs (0,782 Gigabases)
Organism size:
150 cm TL
Distribution:
The black musselcracker is endemic to South Africa and is found from
Cape Agulhas, Western Cape to St. Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal.
P2Solo Sequencing Report:
Output:
52,3 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
12,3 kilobases
Cymatoceps nasutus
Black musselcracker
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
754.6 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99,7%
Importance:
A premier angling fish in South Africa. It‘s slow growth, limited range
and large body make it vulnerable to overexploitation. IUCN Red List
conservation status Vulnerable.
Photo credit:
© G Spiby
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