Telomere-to-telomere sheep genome assembly reveals new variants associated with wool fineness trait
Ling-Yun Luo, Hui Wu, Liming Zhao, Yahui Zhang, Jia-Hui Huang, Qiuyue Liu, Hai-Tao Wang, Dong-Xin Mo, He-Hua EEr, Lianquan Zhang, Hailiang Chen, Shangang Jia, Weimin Wang, Meng-Hua Li
The paper presents a complete telomere-to-telomere sheep genome assembly that improves variant detection and identifies new genes and variants associated with wool fineness.
bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2024 · PreprintGenomics