A chromosome-level genome assembly of the Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus), a model for human pathogenic virus infections
Jingtao Lilue, André Corvelo, Jèssica Gómez‐Garrido, Fengtang Yang, Keiko Akagi, Gia Green, Bee Ling Ng, Beiyuan Fu, Uciel Chorostecki, Sarah Warner, Marina Marcet‐Houben, Thomas Keane, James C. Mullikin, Tyler Alioto, Toni Gabaldón, , Stefan Niewiesk
The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of the Hispid cotton rat, annotating 24,878 protein-coding genes and identifying genetic innovations.
BMC Biology · Jul 18, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics