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The genome sequence of the Pink Pigeon, Nesoenas mayeri (Prévost, 1843)

  • Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team
  • , Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations
  • , Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team
  • , Tree of Life Core Informatics collective

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Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Nesoenas mayeri (the Pink Pigeon; Chordata; Aves; Columbiformes; Columbidae). The genome sequence is 1,183.3 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 40 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z and W sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 16.97 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 16,730 protein coding genes. The primary assembly achieves the Earth Biogenome Project reference standard of 6.C.Q62.

Original languageEnglish
Article number336
JournalWellcome Open Research
Volume9
Early online date24 Jun 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Oct 2025

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