Chromosome-level assembly of the gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) confirms the basal loss of PRDM9 in Canidae
Ellie E. Armstrong, Ky L. Bissell, H Sophia Fatima, Maya A. Heikkinen, Anika Jessup, Maryam O. Junaid, Dong H Lee, Emily C. Lieb, Josef T. Liem, Estelle M. Martin, Mauricio Moreno, Khuslen Otgonbayar, Betsy W. Romans, Kim Royar, M. Adler, , Alexis M. Mychajliw
The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for the gray fox, confirming the loss of PRDM9 functionality in the basal canid lineage.
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Feb 15, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics