De‐novo assembly of four rail (Aves: Rallidae) genomes: A resource for comparative genomics
Abstract Rails are a phenotypically diverse family of birds that includes 130 species and displays a wide distribution around the world. Here we present annotated genome assemblies for four rails from Aotearoa New Zealand: two native volant species, pūkeko Porphyrio melanotus and mioweka Gallirallus...
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| description | Abstract Rails are a phenotypically diverse family of birds that includes 130 species and displays a wide distribution around the world. Here we present annotated genome assemblies for four rails from Aotearoa New Zealand: two native volant species, pūkeko Porphyrio melanotus and mioweka Gallirallus philippensis, and two endemic flightless species takahē Porphyrio hochstetteri and weka Gallirallus australis. Using the sequence read data, heterozygosity was found to be lowest in the endemic flightless species and this probably reflects their relatively small populations. The quality checks and comparison with other rallid genomes showed that the new assemblies were of good quality. This study significantly increases the number of available rallid genomes and will enable future genomic studies on the evolution of this family. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-39142cf8bae84e8b9d086680945161dc2025-08-20T02:50:48ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582024-07-01147n/an/a10.1002/ece3.11694De‐novo assembly of four rail (Aves: Rallidae) genomes: A resource for comparative genomicsJulien Gaspar0Steve A. Trewick1Gillian C. Gibb2School of Food Technology and Natural Sciences, Wildlife and Ecology Group Massey University Palmerston North New ZealandSchool of Food Technology and Natural Sciences, Wildlife and Ecology Group Massey University Palmerston North New ZealandSchool of Food Technology and Natural Sciences, Wildlife and Ecology Group Massey University Palmerston North New ZealandAbstract Rails are a phenotypically diverse family of birds that includes 130 species and displays a wide distribution around the world. Here we present annotated genome assemblies for four rails from Aotearoa New Zealand: two native volant species, pūkeko Porphyrio melanotus and mioweka Gallirallus philippensis, and two endemic flightless species takahē Porphyrio hochstetteri and weka Gallirallus australis. Using the sequence read data, heterozygosity was found to be lowest in the endemic flightless species and this probably reflects their relatively small populations. The quality checks and comparison with other rallid genomes showed that the new assemblies were of good quality. This study significantly increases the number of available rallid genomes and will enable future genomic studies on the evolution of this family.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11694Gallirallus australisGallirallus philippensisgenome assembliesheterozygosityPorphyrio hochstetteriPorphyrio melanotus |
| spellingShingle | Julien Gaspar Steve A. Trewick Gillian C. Gibb De‐novo assembly of four rail (Aves: Rallidae) genomes: A resource for comparative genomics Ecology and Evolution Gallirallus australis Gallirallus philippensis genome assemblies heterozygosity Porphyrio hochstetteri Porphyrio melanotus |
| title | De‐novo assembly of four rail (Aves: Rallidae) genomes: A resource for comparative genomics |
| title_full | De‐novo assembly of four rail (Aves: Rallidae) genomes: A resource for comparative genomics |
| title_fullStr | De‐novo assembly of four rail (Aves: Rallidae) genomes: A resource for comparative genomics |
| title_full_unstemmed | De‐novo assembly of four rail (Aves: Rallidae) genomes: A resource for comparative genomics |
| title_short | De‐novo assembly of four rail (Aves: Rallidae) genomes: A resource for comparative genomics |
| title_sort | de novo assembly of four rail aves rallidae genomes a resource for comparative genomics |
| topic | Gallirallus australis Gallirallus philippensis genome assemblies heterozygosity Porphyrio hochstetteri Porphyrio melanotus |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11694 |
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