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Phylum:
Ascomycota
Estimated genome size:
Flamentous fungus
Organism size:
Flamentous fungus
Distribution:
South Africa, Australia and the USA.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
1.64 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
1.88 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
0.04 Gigabases (36.66 million bases)
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
98.9% [S: 98.8%, D: 0%]
Importance:
The species was recently described, isolated from South Africa.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Cobus Visagie
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
University of Pretoria
Phylum:
Chordata
Estimated genome size:
2.64 million DNA base pairs (2.64 Gigabases)
Organism size:
80-120 cm
Distribution:
Majority of Zulu sheep are kept kept by rural farmers in the Kwa-Zulu
Natal province of South Africa as a source for income and affordable
protein.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
60.89 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
12.1 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
2.64 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
98.8%
Ovis aries
Zulu Sheep
Importance:
Zulu Sheep developed unique and specific adaptative traits to local Southern African environments including tolerance to hot and humid conditions, tolerance to local internal and external parasites, endurance, and is immune to most local disease.
Date Published:
2024-05-07
Photo credit:
© S. Ngcobo
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