Sea Squirt Genome Sequencing

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) currently supports a project aimed at producing a high quality genomic sequence of the sea squirt Ciona savignyi. The genome was sequenced to 14-fold sequence depth; this high degree of coverage was required to overcome whole genome shotgun assembly challenges posed by a high polymorphism rate.

Project Link

• Broad Institute [broadinstitute.org]

Additional Resources Sequence and Assembly

• Individual Sequence Reads:
  • NCBI Trace Archive [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
     
• Sequence Assemblies
  • Broad Institute [broadinstitute.org] (Download of Assembly)

BAC Libraries

• Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) [bacpac.chori.org] - C. savignyi BAC libraries