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SUBMITTER: Bactrian Camels Genome Sequencing and Analysis Consortium
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3514880 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20120101
Bactrian camels serve as an important means of transportation in the cold desert regions of China and Mongolia. Here we present a 2.01 Gb draft genome sequence from both a wild and a domestic bactrian camel. We estimate the camel genome to be 2.38 Gb, containing 20,821 protein-coding genes. Our phylogenomics analysis reveals that camels shared common ancestors with other even-toed ungulates about 55-60 million years ago. Rapidly evolving genes in the camel lineage are significantly enriched in m ...[more]