Nature

Telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of a male goat reveals variants associated with cashmere traits

Goats (Capra hircus) were domesticated in the Fertile Crescent ca. 10,500 years before present (BP) 1. Footprints of natural and artificial forces have shaped their genomes through the accumulation of ...
Science Daily

First goat genome sets a good example for facilitating de novo assembly of large genomes

Researchers report the first genome sequence of domestic goat, setting a good example for facilitating de novo assembly of large genomes. In a collaborative study published online today in Nature ...
Nature

A genomic approach for accurate identification of closely related species with next-generation sequencing samples

Accurate species identification from Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) data remains challenging, particularly for closely related species such as sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus). Through ...
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The first goat genome sets a good example for facilitating de novo assembly of large genomes

December 23, 2012, Shenzhen, China – In a collaborative study published online today in Nature Biotechnology, researchers from Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, BGI, and other ...