|
The HGSC is sequencing the genome of the white-tufted-ear
Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). The marmoset is a New World Monkey,
estimated to have diverged from the anthropoid common ancestor 35 to 40
million years ago. The marmoset is a model for the study of drug
sensitivity, brain function, immunity and autoimmune disease.
The Marmoset Genome Sequencing Consortium is a collaboration
between the Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center
and the Genome Sequencing Center at
Washington University, St. Louis. The goal of the project is to
produce a seven-fold WGS shotgun assembly, using small insert plasmids
as well as large insert clone ends from BACs and Fosmids. There will be
finishing and BAC sequencing components of the project to investigate
interesting regions for human diseases and to highlight primate
evolution.
The sequencing and comparative analysis is funded by the National Human
Genome Research Institute (NHGRI),
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
|
