The HGSC is sequencing the genome of the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) as part of the Tammar Wallaby Genome Sequencing Consortium, a collaboration between the HGSC and the Australian Genome Research Facility Ltd. (AGRF). The goal of the project is to produce a two-fold coverage draft sequence by whole genome shotgun sequencing. The project will expand existing wallaby genetic resources and explore the unique biological features of this marsupial, centered on reproduction, fertility, seasonal breeding, pregnancy, lactation, sex determination and differentiation.

The Tammar wallaby genome project is funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Australian Genome Research Facility Ltd. (AGRF), The Victorian State Government, and the Brockhoff Foundation.