As large-scale genomic studies have progressed, it has been revealed that a single
reference genome pattern cannot represent genetic diversity at the species level. While …

Microchromosomes are prevalent in nonmammalian vertebrates [PD Waters et al., Proc.
Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 118 (2021)], but a few of them are missing in bird genome assemblies …

The chicken continues to hold its position as a leading model organism within many areas of
research, as well as being a major source of protein for human consumption. The First …

A set of high-quality pan-genomes would help identify important genes that are still
hidden/incomplete in bird reference genomes. In an attempt to address these issues, we …

Many lines of evidence indicate that red jungle fowl (RJF) is the primary ancestor of
domestic chickens. Although multiple versions of RJF (galgal2-galgal5 and GRCg6a) and …

Conservation genomics often relies on non-invasive methods to obtain DNA fragments
which limit the power of multi-omic analyses for threatened species. Here, we report multi …

Background The red junglefowl, the wild outgroup of domestic chickens, has historically
served as a reference for genomic studies of domestic chickens. These studies have …

Background Domestic goose breeds are descended from either the Swan goose (Anser
cygnoides) or the Greylag goose (Anser anser), exhibiting variations in body size …

The development of epigenetic maps, such as the ENCODE project in humans, provides
resources for gene regulation studies and a reference for research of disease-related …

Background Genome assembly into chromosomes facilitates several analyses including
cytogenetics, genomics and phylogenetics. Despite rapid development in bioinformatics …