biostudies-literatureKim SHMinistry of Oceans and Fisheries2046https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8300169biostudies-literatureUnknown11(7)The southern giant petrel <i>Macronectes giganteus</i>, a large seabird of the southern oceans, is one of only two members of the genus <i>Macronectes</i> and is the largest species in the order Procellariiformes. Although these two families account for the vast majority of the avian fauna inhabiting the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions, studies on the status of some populations and the associated genetic data are currently extremely limited. In this study, we assembled the genome of <i>M. giganteus</i> by integrating Pacific Biosciences single-molecule real-time sequencing and the Chromium system developed by 10x Genomics. The final <i>M. giganteus</i> genome assembly was 1.248 Gb in size with a scaffold N50 length of 27.4 Mb and a longest scaffold length of 120.4 Mb. The <i>M. giganteAnimals : an open access journal from MDPIGenome of the Southern Giant Petrel Assembled Using Third-Generation DNA Sequencing and Linked Reads Reveals Evolutionary Traits of Southern Avian.PMC8300169PM18060Park HKim SHLee SJJo EKim JUKim JHKim JChi YMfalseGenome of the Southern Giant Petrel Assembled Using Third-Generation DNA Sequencing and Linked Reads Reveals Evolutionary Traits of Southern Avian.The southern giant petrel <i>Macronectes giganteus</i>, a large seabird of the southern oceans, is one of only two members of the genus <i>Macronectes</i> and is the largest species in the order Procellariiformes. Although these two families account for the vast majority of the avian fauna inhabiting the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions, studies on the status of some populations and the associated genetic data are currently extremely limited. In this study, we assembled the genome of <i>M. giganteus</i> by integrating Pacific Biosciences single-molecule real-time sequencing and the Chromium system developed by 10x Genomics. The final <i>M. giganteus</i> genome assembly was 1.248 Gb in size with a scaffold N50 length of 27.4 Mb and a longest scaffold length of 120.4 Mb. The <i>M. gigante2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Jul2026-05-01T03:09:42.836Z2022-02-11T05:40:40.742ZS-EPMC83001693435917410.3390/ani11072046