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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:
Magnoliopsida
Estimated genome size:
768 Million DNA base pairs (0,77 Gigabases)
Organism size:
5-30 cm
Distribution:
Many-leaf sorrel is endemic to the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa, where it is common in the fynbos. It flowers from April to May.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
44 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
9.7 kilobases
Oxalis polyphylla
Many-leaf sorrel
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
0,6 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.2%
Importance:
The species is of horticultural importance due to it’s striking flowers and unusual leaflets; sadly, it is underutilized in South African gardens
Sample Contributor contact details
Dr Kenneth Oberlander
University of Pretoria
Photo credit:
© C. Whitehouse
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