A new domestic cat genome assembly based on long sequence reads empowers feline genomic medicine and identifies a novel gene for dwarfism.
Reuben M. Buckley, Brian W. Davis, Wesley A. Brashear, Fabiana Geraldo Farias, Kei Kuroki, Tina Graves, LaDeana Hillier, Milinn Kremitzki, Gang Li, Rondo P. Middleton, Patrick J. Minx, Chad Tomlinson, Leslie A. Lyons, William J. Murphy, Wesley C. Warren
The paper presents a new domestic cat genome assembly using long-read sequencing, identifies novel variants associated with cancer and dwarfism, and highlights the utility of feline genomics for biomedical research.
PLoS Genetics · Oct 22, 2020Peer-reviewedGenomics