The genome sequence of the killer whale, Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Andrew D. Foote, Paulien Bunskoek, Tree of Life Core Informatics collective
Abstract
<ns4:p> We present a genome assembly from an individual female <ns4:italic>Orcinus orca</ns4:italic> (the killer whale; Chordata; Mammalia; Artiodactyla; Delphinidae). The genome sequence is 2.65 gigabases in span. The majority of the assembly (93.76%) is scaffolded into 22 chromosomal pseudomolecules with the X sex chromosome assembled. The complete mitochondrial genome was also assembled and is 16.4 kilobases in length. </ns4:p>
Topics & Concepts
WhaleBiologyGenomeSperm whaleEvolutionary biologyWhole genome sequencingMitochondrial DNAGeneticsGeneFisheryMyoglobinBiochemistryMarine animal studies overviewGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies