The genome sequence of the Eurasian river otter, Lutra lutra Linnaeus 1758
Daniel G. Mead, Frank Hailer, Elizabeth A. Chadwick, Roberto Portela Miguez, Michelle Smith, Craig Corton, Karen Oliver, Jason Skelton, Emma Betteridge, Jale Doulcan, Olga Dudchenko, Arina D. Omer, David Weisz, Erez Lieberman Aiden, Shane McCarthy, Kerstin Howe, Ying Sims, James Torrance, Alan Tracey, Richard Challis, Richard Durbin, Mark Blaxter
Abstract
<ns3:p> We present a genome assembly from an individual male <ns3:italic>Lutra lutra</ns3:italic> (the Eurasian river otter; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Eutheria; Carnivora; Mustelidae). The genome sequence is 2.44 gigabases in span. The majority of the assembly is scaffolded into 20 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with both X and Y sex chromosomes assembled. </ns3:p>
Topics & Concepts
LutraOtterMustelidaeBiologyZoologyEvolutionary biologyEcologyGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesChromosomal and Genetic VariationsGenetic diversity and population structure