Genome of the Southern Giant Petrel Assembled Using Third-Generation DNA Sequencing and Linked Reads Reveals Evolutionary Traits of Southern Avian

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Sun-Hee Kim, Seung-Jae Lee, Euna Jo, Jangyeon Kim, Jong-U Kim, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Hyun Park, Young-Min Chi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: southern giant petrel; Macronectes giganteus; genome assembly; annotation; PacBio sequencing; 10x Genomics Chromium technology; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Zoology; QL1-991; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Pacific; Giganteus; Antarc*; Giant Petrel
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11072046; https://doaj.org/article/128768936d734f618f95565eedea141a

The southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus , a large seabird of the southern oceans, is one of only two members of the genus Macronectes and is the largest species in the order Procellariiformes. Although these two families account for the vast majority of the avian fauna inhabiting the Antarct...