About the Project
The HGSC is sequencing the genome of the armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus).
The armadillo is one of the low coverage mammals whose sequencing has been approved by the NHGRI for upgrading to 6X coverage. DNA for the project was kindly provided by the Broad Institute (initial 2X coverage) – HGSC will be completing the remaining 4X sequence.
The comparative genomic sequencing effort is aimed at identifying functional elements that are conserved.
The project is funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).
Access to the Data
All sequence reads are deposited in the NCBI trace archive as they are produced. Assemblies of contigs and scaffolds, as well as Blast access to the data will be made available here and at the relevant public databases as soon as they are produced.
Resources
Low-Coverage Mammalian Genome White Paper
Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, John and Karen Hollingsworth