The genome sequence of the eastern grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788
Daniel G. Mead, Kathryn Fingland, Rachel Cripps, Roberto Portela Miguez, Michelle Smith, Craig Corton, Karen Oliver, Jason Skelton, Emma Betteridge, Jale Doulcan, Michael A. Quail, Shane McCarthy, Kerstin Howe, Ying Sims, James Torrance, Alan Tracey, Richard Challis, Richard Durbin, Mark Blaxter
Abstract
<ns4:p> We present a genome assembly from an individual male <ns4:italic>Sciurus carolinensis</ns4:italic> (the eastern grey squirrel; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Eutheria; Rodentia; Sciuridae). The genome sequence is 2.82 gigabases in span. The majority of the assembly (92.3%) is scaffolded into 21 chromosomal-level scaffolds, with both X and Y sex chromosomes assembled. </ns4:p>
Topics & Concepts
Sciurus carolinensisSciurusBiologyGenomeEvolutionary biologyWhole genome sequencingZoologyGeneticsGeneEcologyHabitatGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesChromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenetic diversity and population structure