First chromosome-level genome assembly of the colonial tunicateBotryllus schlosseri
Olivier De Thier,
Mohammed M.Tawfeeq,
Roland Faure
et al.
Abstract:Botryllus schlosseri(Tunicata) is a colonial chordate that has long been studied for its multiple developmental pathways and regenerative abilities and its genetically determined allorecognition system based on a polymorphic locus that controls chimerism and cell parasitism. We present the first chromosome-level genome assembly from an isogenic colony ofB. schlossericlade A1 using a mix of long and short reads scaf-folded using Hi-C. This haploid assembly spans 533 Mb, of which 96% are found in 16 chromosome-s… Show more
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