Long-read de novo genome assembly of Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The family Batrachoididae are a group of ecologically important teleost fishes with unique life histories, behavior, and physiology that has made them popular model organisms. Batrachoididae remain understudied in the realm of genomics, with only four reference genome assemblies available for the family, with three being highly fragmented and not up to current assembly standards. Among these is the Gulf toadfish, Opsanus beta, a model organism for serotonin physiology which has recently been bred in captivity.

Results

Here we present a new, de novo genome and transcriptome assemblies for the Gulf toadfish using PacBio long read technology. The genome size of the final assembly is 2.1 gigabases, which is among the largest teleost genomes. This new assembly improves

SUBMITTER: Kron NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11409776 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature