Abstract

Lepus oiostolus (L. oiostolus) is a species endemic to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. However, the absence of a reference genome limits genetic studies. Here, we reported a high-quality L. oiostolus genome assembly, with scaffolds anchored to 24 chromosomes and a total assembled length of 2.80 Gb (contig N50 = 64.25 Mb). Genomic annotation uncovered 22,295 protein-coding genes and identified 49.84% of the sequences as transposable elements. Long interspersed nuclear elements (LINEs) constitute a high proportion of the genome. Our study is at the first time to report the chromosome-scale genome for the species of the L. oiostolus. It provides a valuable genomic resource for future research on the evolution of the Leporidae.

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Title
Chromosome-scale genome assembly of Lepus oiostolus (Lepus, Leporidae)
Author
Feng, Shuo 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Zhang, Yaying 1 ; He, Zhaotong 1 ; Xi, Erning 1 ; Ru, Dafu 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Liang, Jian 1 ; Yang, Yongzhi 2 

1  Qinghai University, State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Xining, China (GRID:grid.262246.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1765 430X) 
2  Lanzhou University, State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, and College of Ecology, Lanzhou, China (GRID:grid.32566.34) (ISNI:0000 0000 8571 0482) 
Pages
183
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20524463
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03024-6
ProQuest document ID
2924578352
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.