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New Genome Build and Map Viewer Display

Dog Reference Genome, Build 1 Version 1

The Map Viewer now shows dog genome Build 1 Version 1, a 7.6-fold whole-genome shotgun (WGS) assembly of a female boxer produced by the Broad Institute.1 The dog genome consists of 38 pairs of autosomes and a pair of sex chromosomes, designated X and Y. The mitochondrial genome presented in Build 1.1, with RefSeq accession number NC_002008, is not derived from the boxer used for the WGS assembly but was obtained from a dog of the Sapsaree breed.

Graphical displays of features on the dog genome assembly, as well as radiation hybrid and physical maps, are shown. Displayable map features include NCBI contigs on the 'Contig' track, the WGS contigs on the 'Com-ponent' track, and genes, STSs, ESTs, Gnomon predicted gene models, and a radiation hybrid map.2 Each of the markers on the radiation hybrid map has been integrated into NCBI’s UniSTS resource which provides regular updates of positioning of these markers on sequences available in GenBank.

1Broad Institute: www.broad.mit.edu/media/2003/pr_03_tasha.html
2Guyon et al. A 1-Mb resolution radiation hybrid map of the canine genome. Proc Nat Acad Sci USA. 2003 Apr 29;100(9):5296-301 PMID: 12700351

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