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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:
Tracheophyta
Estimated genome size:
768 million DNA base pairs (0.76 Gigabases)
Organism size:
5cm - 20cm
Distribution:
Winter rainfall area of southern Africa, from Namibia to the Eastern
Cape.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
124.99 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
7.05 kilobases
Oxalis obtusa
Reverse Sorrel
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
0.31 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.2%
Importance:
One of the most widespread South African Oxalis, this highly variable
species has great but underexplored horticultural potential. The flower
and leaf stalks are covered with reversed, downward-pointing hairs, and
flower colour varies from brick red to pale orange, yellow, pink and
white.
Sample Contributor contact details
Dr Kenneth Oberlander
University of Pretoria
Photo credit:
© K. Oberlander
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