Journal
GIGASCIENCE
Volume 3, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1186/2047-217X-3-12
Keywords
Elephant; Genome; Sequencing; Variation
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- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council including Institute Strategic Programme and National Capability grants (BBSRC) [BBS/E/D/20310000, BB/J004243/1]
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BBS/E/D/20211551, BBS/E/D/20211550, BBS/E/D/20310000] Funding Source: researchfish
- BBSRC [BBS/E/D/20211551, BBS/E/D/20211550, BBS/E/D/20310000] Funding Source: UKRI
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Background: There are three species of elephant that exist, the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) and two species of African elephant (Loxodonta africana and Loxodonta cyclotis). The populations of all three species are dwindling, and are under threat due to factors, such as habitat destruction and ivory hunting. The species differ in many respects, including in their morphology and response to disease. The availability of elephant genome sequence data from all three elephant species will complement studies of behaviour, genetic diversity, evolution and disease resistance. Findings: We present low-coverage Illumina sequence data from two Asian elephants, representing approximately 5X and 2.5X coverage respectively. Both raw and aligned data are available, using the African elephant (L. africana) genome as a reference. Conclusions: The data presented here are an important addition to the available genetic and genomic information on Asian and African elephants.
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