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Draft genome of the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata: a platform for understanding bivalve biology.
DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes - 1 Apr 2012
Takeuchi Takeshi, Kawashima Takeshi, Koyanagi Ryo, Gyoja Fuki, Tanaka Makiko, Ikuta Tetsuro, Shoguchi Eiichi, Fujiwara Mayuki, Shinzato Chuya, Hisata Kanako, Fujie Manabu, Usami Takeshi, Nagai Kiyohito, Maeyama Kaoru, Okamoto Kikuhiko, Aoki Hideo, Ishikawa Takashi, Masaoka Tetsuji, Fujiwara Atushi, Endo Kazuyoshi, Endo Hirotoshi, Nagasawa Hiromichi, Kinoshita Shigeharu, Asakawa Shuichi, Watabe Shugo, Satoh Nori
Abstract excerpt
The study of the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata is key to increasing our understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in pearl biosynthesis and biology of bivalve molluscs. We sequenced ~1150-Mb genome at ~40-fold coverage using the Roche 454 GS-FLX and Illumina GAIIx sequencers. The sequences were assembled into contigs with N50 = 1.6 kb (total contig assembly reached to 1024 Mb) and scaffolds with N50 =...
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