A pangenome graph reference of 30 chicken genomes allows genotyping of large and complex structural variants

Abstract Background The red junglefowl, the wild outgroup of domestic chickens, has historically served as a reference for genomic studies of domestic chickens. These studies have provided insight into the etiology of traits of commercial importance. However, the use of a single reference genome doe...

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Main Authors: Edward S. Rice, Antton Alberdi, James Alfieri, Giridhar Athrey, Jennifer R. Balacco, Philippe Bardou, Heath Blackmon, Mathieu Charles, Hans H. Cheng, Olivier Fedrigo, Steven R. Fiddaman, Giulio Formenti, Laurent A. F. Frantz, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Cari J. Hearn, Erich D. Jarvis, Christophe Klopp, Sofia Marcos, Andrew S. Mason, Deborah Velez-Irizarry, Luohao Xu, Wesley C. Warren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01758-0