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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:
114 Million DNA base pairs ) 1,14 Gigabases
Organism size:
7 cm FL (female)
Distribution:
The airbreathing shellear occurs from the southern Democratic Republic of Congo to South Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
24,4 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
5,8 kilobases
Kneria auriculata
Airbreathing shellear
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
0,89 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99,6%
Importance:
This fish species is a potential aquarium species and is listed as Least Concern on IUCN Redlist. This is the first species in this genus to have its genome sequenced.
Photo credit:
© R. Bills
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