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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 Giga bases)
Organism size:
65 cm TL
Distribution:
Endemic to southern Africa and is currently known from the southern
Mozambique to Struisbaai, Western Cape.
P2Solo Sequencing Report:
Output:
74,7 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
12,8 kilobases
Pachymetopon grande
Bronze seabream
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
744.94 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.6%
Importance:
An important species to the recreational and small scale fishing sector.
Listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Redlist.
Photo credit:
© B Mann
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