Low coverage sequencing of two Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) genomes

Akbar Dastjerdi; Christelle Robert; Mick Watson

doi:10.1186/2047-217X-3-12

Low coverage sequencing of two Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) genomes

Akbar Dastjerdi, Christelle Robert, Mick Watson

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There are three species of elephant that exist, the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and two species of African elephant (Loxodonta africana and Loxodonta cyclotis). The populations of all three species are dwindling, and are under threat due to factors, such as habitat destruction and ivory hunting. The species differ in many respects, including in their morphology and response to disease. The availability of elephant genome sequence data from all three elephant species will complement studies of behaviour, genetic diversity, evolution and disease resistance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12
Journal	GigaScience
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/2047-217X-3-12
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2014

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Low coverage sequencing of two Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) genomes
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Tenesa, A., Archibald, A., Beard, P., Bishop, S., Bronsvoort, M., Burt, D., Freeman, T., Haley, C., Hocking, P., Houston, R., Hume, D., Joshi, A., Law, A., Michoel, T., Summers, K., Vernimmen, D., Watson, M., Wiener, P., Wilson, A., Woolliams, J., Ait-Ali, T., Barnett, M., Carlisle, A., Finlayson, H., Haga, I., Karavolos, M., Matika, O., Paterson, T., Paton, B., Pong-Wong, R., Robert, C. & Robertson, G.
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Watson, M., Archibald, A. & Burt, D.
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