Three chromosome-level duck genome assemblies provide insights into genomic variation during domestication

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 5932 - 11
• Main Authors: Zhu, Feng, Yin, Zhong-Tao, Wang, Zheng, Smith, Jacqueline, Zhang, Fan, Martin, Fergal, Ogeh, Denye, Hincke, Maxwell, Lin, Fang-Bing, Burt, David W., Zhou, Zheng-Kui, Hou, Shui-Sheng, Zhao, Qiang-Sen, Li, Xiao-Qin, Ding, Si-Ran, Li, Guan-Sheng, Yang, Fang-Xi, Hao, Jing-Pin, Zhang, Ziding, Lu, Li-Zhi, Yang, Ning, Hou, Zhuo-Cheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.10.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 38; 45; 45/23; 45/91; 631/208/212; 631/208/8; Anas platyrhynchos; Annotations; Aquatic birds; Assemblies; Chromosomes; Cytotoxicity; Domestication; Ducks; Egg shells; Genes; Genetic improvement; Genetics; Genomes; Genomics; Humanities and Social Sciences; Lymphocytes T; Meat; Mineralization; multidisciplinary; Mutation; Oviparity; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Waterfowl

Domestic ducks are raised for meat, eggs and feather down, and almost all varieties are descended from the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Here, we report chromosome-level high-quality genome assemblies for meat and laying duck breeds, and the Mallard. Our new genomic databases contain annotations for...