Abstract:Modern genome sequencing technologies open new avenues for research on biological processes in non‐model organisms. Colonial ascidians are a diverse group of invertebrate chordates capable of whole body regeneration, an unusual trait that is absent from vertebrates. Although genomic data are available for a few related species, there exist no such data for the highly regenerative species Botrylloides violaceus. Using a de novo hybrid assembly approach, we present the first draft of the B. violaceus genome sequ… Show more
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