Gobi Argali Genome Assembly with 20,078 Annotated Genes

Meng Zhang generated a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly for the Gobi argali (Ovis ammon darwini), a wild relative of domestic sheep. The assembly totals 3.05 Gb with a scaffold N50 of 81.89 Mb and is anchored to 29 pseudo-chromosomes. It includes structural and functional annotations identifying 20,078 protein-coding genes and was last updated on 2026-05-03.

Use Cases

• Conduct comparative genomics studies based on the high-quality chromosome-level assembly.
• Analyze genetic diversity and population structure based on the annotated protein-coding genes.
• Investigate phylogenetic relationships among argali subspecies based on the reference genome resource.
• Support conservation management strategies based on the identified genomic features.

Strengths

• Assembly has high continuity with a scaffold N50 of 81.89 Mb.
• High completeness indicated by a BUSCO score of 98.5%.
• High accuracy indicated by a quality value (QV) of 58.12.
• Comprehensive annotation identifying 20,078 protein-coding genes.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect source bias inherent to the specific specimen sequenced.

Provenance

Source

Meng Zhang

Collection Method

Generated using PacBio HiFi long-read sequencing, Hi-C chromatin conformation capture, and full-length transcriptome data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-03 08:57:35; freshness should be verified.