De novo transcriptome assembly and genome annotation of the fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata)

• Published in: GigaByte (Hong Kong, China) Vol. 2024; pp. 1 - 16
• Main Authors: Ibeh, Neke, Feigin, Charles Y., Frankenberg, Stephen R., McCarthy, Davis J., Pask, Andrew J., Gallego Romero, Irene
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China GigaScience Press 02.05.2024
• Subjects: Bioinformatics; Data Release; Evolutionary Biology; Genetics and Genomics

Marsupials exhibit distinctive modes of reproduction and early development that set them apart from their eutherian counterparts and render them invaluable for comparative studies. However, marsupial genomic resources still lag far behind those of eutherian mammals. We present a series of novel geno...