Chromosomal-Level Whole Genome Assemblies of Crassostrea Virginica
Liam Cawood, Shiying Wang, Eli Kleiman, Zhiyuan Chen, Isabel Kleiman, Nicole Fair, Ruby Brownell, Irina Tikhonova, Zicheng Li, Josephine Hoh
The paper generates a chromosome-level reference genome for Crassostrea virginica using PacBio HiFi, Illumina, and Hi-C data, achieving high completeness and reduced duplication.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2026 · PreprintGenomics