A scaffolded and annotated reference genome of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera).

ABSTRACT: Macrocystis pyrifera (giant kelp), is a brown macroalga of great ecological importance as a primary producer and structure-forming foundational species that provides habitat for hundreds of species. It has many commercial uses (e.g. source of alginate, fertilizer, cosmetics, feedstock). One of the limitations to exploiting giant kelp's economic potential and assisting in giant kelp conservation efforts is a lack of genomic tools like a high quality, contiguous reference genome with accurate gene annotations. Reference genomes attempt to capture the complete genomic sequence of an individual or species, and importantly provide a universal structure for comparison across a multitude of genetic experiments, both within and between species. We assembled the giant kelp genome of a haploid femal

SUBMITTER: Diesel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10498591 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature