%0 Dataset
%T Chromosome-level genome assembly of Guide Black-Fur sheep (Ovis aries).
%A Lu Z
%A Yuan C
%A An X
%A Chen Z
%A Guo T
%A Liu J
%J Sci Data
%V 11
%N 1
%D 2024 Jun 29
%M 38951548
%F 8.501
%R 10.1038/s41597-024-03564-x
%X Guide Black-Fur sheep (GD) is a breed of Tibetan sheep (Ovis aries) that lives in the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau region at an altitude of over 4,000 m. However, a lack of genomic information has made it difficult to understand the high-altitude adaptation of these sheep. We sequenced and assembled the GD reference genome using PacBio, Hi-C, and Illumina sequencing technologies. The final assembled genome size was 2.73 Gb, with a contig N50 of 20.30 Mb and a scaffold N50 of 107.63 Mb. The genome is predicted to contain 20,759 protein-coding genes, of which 98.42 have functional annotations. Repeat elements account for approximately 52.2% of the genomic landscape. The completeness of the GD genome assembly is highlighted by a BUSCO score of 93.1%. This high-quality genome assembly provides a critical resource for future molecular breeding and genetic improvement of Tibetan sheep.