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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:
Mollusca
Estimated genome size:
675 Million DNA base pairs (0,675 Gigabases)
Organism size:
9 – 10 cm
Distribution:
Native to the western Indian Ocean (from the Bay of Bengal and the Red Sea to the tip of South Africa), and to the west coast of Africa at least as far north as the Congo.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
~29 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
4,68 kilobases
Perna perna
Brown mussel
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
0,9 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
95,7%
Importance:
The Brown mussel plays a major role as an ecosystem engineer; is an important human and wildlife food resource.
Photo credit:
© F. Porri
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