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Group:
Reptile
Estimated genome size:
17 cm maximum (total body length).
Size:
17 cm maximum (total body length).
Distribution:
It is found in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Western Cape and Northern Cape
provinces of South Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
89.36 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
6.51 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
4.53 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.6% [Single: 50.6%, Duplicated: 49%]
Importance:
The greater padloper tortoise is endemic to South Africa and contributes to ecosystem stability in the Karoo. As the largest species in the genus Homopus, it is of scientific interest for studies of limb development, as it is one of only two Homopus species with four digits on each foot.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Zhongning Zhao
University of the Free State
Group:
Eudicot
Genome size:
700 million DNA base pairs (0.7 Gigabases)
Size:
4 meters (height)
Distribution:
It grows naturally in coastal bush, costal forest and on sand dunes from the Eastern Cape, northwards to Kwazulu Natal and Mozambique. Today it is commonly grown in many countries abroad.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
205.9 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
18.07 kilobases
Assembly N50:
214.26 kilobases
Contig number:
5 804
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
Flye
Genome Length:
0.47 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
98.8% [S:92.2%, D:6.6%]
BUSCO database:
viridiplantae
Carissa macrocarpa
Grootnoemnoem
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Importance:
A fast-growing, wind resistant, impenetrable shrub that produces fruits which can be eaten raw or used to make jams and jellies.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Ernst Van Jaarsveld,
University of Western Cape | Babylonstoren
Date Published:
2024-06-12
Photo credit:
© D.B. Montesinos-Tubée
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