The genome sequence of True’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus True, 1913 (Artiodactyla: Ziphiidae) [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
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2026
Abstract
We present a genome assembly from an individual female (True’s beaked whale; Chordata; Mammalia; Artiodactyla; Ziphiidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 3 442.40 megabases and 2 956.53 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (79.62%) is scaffolded into 21 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 16.35 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 18 422 protein-coding genes. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.
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Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team
Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations
Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team
Tree of Life Core Informatics collective
Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
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Wellcome Trust | 220540 |
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Wellcome Open Research
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F1000 Research Ltd
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2398-502X
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