Functional Annotation of All Salmonid Genomes (FAASG): an international initiative supporting future salmonid research, conservation and aquaculture

Abstract We describe an emerging initiative - the ‘Functional Annotation of All Salmonid Genomes’ (FAASG), which will leverage the extensive trait diversity that has evolved since a whole genome duplication event in the salmonid ancestor, to develop an integrative understanding of the functional gen...

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Main Authors: Daniel J. Macqueen, Craig R. Primmer, Ross D. Houston, Barbara F. Nowak, Louis Bernatchez, Steinar Bergseth, William S. Davidson, Cristian Gallardo-Escárate, Tom Goldammer, Yann Guiguen, Patricia Iturra, James W. Kijas, Ben F. Koop, Sigbjørn Lien, Alejandro Maass, Samuel A. M. Martin, Philip McGinnity, Martin Montecino, Kerry A. Naish, Krista M. Nichols, Kristinn Ólafsson, Stig W. Omholt, Yniv Palti, Graham S. Plastow, Caird E. Rexroad, Matthew L. Rise, Rachael J. Ritchie, Simen R. Sandve, Patricia M. Schulte, Alfredo Tello, Rodrigo Vidal, Jon Olav Vik, Anna Wargelius, José Manuel Yáñez, The FAASG Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3862-8