The salmon louse genome may be much larger than sequencing suggests
Grace A. Wyngaard, Rasmus Skern‐Mauritzen, Ketil Malde, Rachel Prendergast, Stefano Peruzzi
The paper estimates the genome size of Lepeophtheirus salmonis using multiple methods and finds discrepancies between sequencing and cytometric measurements, suggesting variability and a high proportion of repetitive DNA.
Scientific Reports · Apr 22, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics