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Christopher Brian Watkins

Earlham InstituteORCID 0000-0003-3667-2442Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:genome assembly· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintFeb 28, 2025

High-quality genome assembly for the genetically improved Abbassa Nile tilapia enables the reconstruction of X and Y haplotypes

Graham Etherington, Adam Ciezarek, Tarang K. Mehta…·Wilfried Haerty

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly for the GIANT Nile tilapia strain, enabling the reconstruction of X and Y haplotypes and identifying sex determination loci on LG23.

DOI 10.1101/2025.02.28.640774

zebrafishwhole-genome sequencing

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Plant BiologyScientific DataPeer-reviewedDec 18, 2024

Chromosome-scale genome assembly and de novo annotation of Alopecurus aequalis.

Jonathan Wright, Kendall Baker, Tom Barker…·Dana R. MacGregor

This study presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly and annotation of Alopecurus aequalis, revealing its genetic similarity to barley and expansion of herbicide resistance genes.

6 citations

plant (other)whole-genome sequencing

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GenomicsBMC GenomicsPeer-reviewedDec 15, 2022

Chromosome-level genome sequence of the Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT, Oreochromis niloticus) highlights regions of introgression with O. mossambicus

Graham Etherington, Will J. Nash, Adam Ciezarek…·Wilfried Haerty

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for the GIFT tilapia strain, identifying introgressed regions from O. mossambicus associated with growth and immunity traits.

14 citations

zebrafishwhole-genome sequencing

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