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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:
768M million DNA base pairs (0.76 Gigabases)
Organism size:
15 cm
Distribution:
Roggeveld and Tanqua Karoo
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
127.35 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
7.76 kilobases
Oxalis palmifrons
Palmleaf Sorrel
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
0.26 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
100%
Importance:
Oxalis palmifrons is perhaps the most unusual and horticulturally
sought after South African Oxalis, for its palm-like leaves and rosette
growth form. The white flowers are borne in April. It is locally used as a
flavourant in soups, hence the name "sopsuring".
Sample Contributor contact details
Dr Kenneth Oberlander
University of Pretoria
Photo credit:
© K. Oberlander
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