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ERGA-BGE Reference Genome of the Striped Field Mouse (Apodemus agrarius), a Widespread and Abundant Species in Central and Eastern Europe
View ORCID ProfileFranc Janžekovič, View ORCID ProfileElena Buzan, View ORCID ProfileAja Bončina, View ORCID ProfileNuria Escudero, View ORCID ProfileRosa Fernández, View ORCID ProfileAstrid Böhne, View ORCID ProfileRita Monteiro, View ORCID ProfileLaura Aguilera, View ORCID ProfileMarta Gut, View ORCID ProfileFrancisco Câmara Ferreira, View ORCID ProfileFernando Cruz, View ORCID ProfileJèssica Gómez-Garrido, View ORCID ProfileTyler S. Alioto, View ORCID ProfileLeanne Haggerty, View ORCID ProfileFergal Martin, View ORCID ProfileDiego De Panis
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.04.626796
Franc Janžekovič
1University of Maribor, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Koroška cesta 6, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Elena Buzan
2University of Primorska, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, Glagoljaška 8, SI-6000 Koper, Slovenia
3Faculty of Environmental Protection, Trg mladosti 7, 3320 Velenje, Slovenia
Aja Bončina
3Faculty of Environmental Protection, Trg mladosti 7, 3320 Velenje, Slovenia
Nuria Escudero
4Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (UPF-CSIC)
Rosa Fernández
4Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (UPF-CSIC)
Astrid Böhne
5Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig Bonn, Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany
Rita Monteiro
5Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig Bonn, Adenauerallee 127, 53113 Bonn, Germany
Laura Aguilera
6Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG), C/Baldiri Reixac, 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
7Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
Marta Gut
6Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG), C/Baldiri Reixac, 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
7Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
Francisco Câmara Ferreira
6Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG), C/Baldiri Reixac, 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
7Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
Fernando Cruz
6Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG), C/Baldiri Reixac, 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
7Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
Jèssica Gómez-Garrido
6Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG), C/Baldiri Reixac, 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
7Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
Tyler S. Alioto
6Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG), C/Baldiri Reixac, 4, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
7Universitat de Barcelona (UB), 08028, Barcelona, Spain
Leanne Haggerty
8European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
Fergal Martin
8European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
Diego De Panis
9Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Str 17, 10315 Berlin, Germany
10Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research (BeGenDiv), Königin-Luise-Str 6-8, 14195 Berlin, Germany

Abstract
The reference genome of Apodemus agrarius provides a valuable resource for phylogenetic studies of rodents, particularly mice, and for understanding factors that influence the geographical distribution of the species across East Asia and East Europe. A total of 25 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules were assembled from the genome sequence (23 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes). This chromosome-level assembly encompasses 2.6 Gb, composed of 242 contigs and 60 scaffolds, with contig and scaffold N50 values of 35 Mb and 119 Mb, respectively.
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Posted December 07, 2024.
ERGA-BGE Reference Genome of the Striped Field Mouse (Apodemus agrarius), a Widespread and Abundant Species in Central and Eastern Europe
Franc Janžekovič, Elena Buzan, Aja Bončina, Nuria Escudero, Rosa Fernández, Astrid Böhne, Rita Monteiro, Laura Aguilera, Marta Gut, Francisco Câmara Ferreira, Fernando Cruz, Jèssica Gómez-Garrido, Tyler S. Alioto, Leanne Haggerty, Fergal Martin, Diego De Panis
bioRxiv 2024.12.04.626796; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.04.626796
ERGA-BGE Reference Genome of the Striped Field Mouse (Apodemus agrarius), a Widespread and Abundant Species in Central and Eastern Europe
Franc Janžekovič, Elena Buzan, Aja Bončina, Nuria Escudero, Rosa Fernández, Astrid Böhne, Rita Monteiro, Laura Aguilera, Marta Gut, Francisco Câmara Ferreira, Fernando Cruz, Jèssica Gómez-Garrido, Tyler S. Alioto, Leanne Haggerty, Fergal Martin, Diego De Panis
bioRxiv 2024.12.04.626796; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.04.626796
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