A chromosomal level genome assembly of Nguni sheep, Ovis aries

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of South Africa
cg.contributor.affiliationLimpopo Department of Agriculture, South Africa
cg.contributor.affiliationInqaba Biotech
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Konstanz
cg.contributor.affiliationAin Shams University
cg.contributor.affiliationRothamsted Research
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Edinburgh
cg.contributor.affiliationNational Defence University-Kenya
cg.contributor.affiliationJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
cg.contributor.affiliationRockefeller University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Copenhagen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Port Harcourt
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Mauritius
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
cg.contributor.affiliationAfrican BioGenome Project
cg.contributor.donorUniversity of South Africa
cg.coverage.countrySouth Africa
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZA
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.creator.identifierAppolinaire Djikeng: 0000-0001-9271-3419
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://identifiers.org/ncbi/insdc.sra:SRR33210015
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://identifiers.org/ncbi/insdc:JBLGTL000000000.1
cg.identifier.dataurlhttps://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.28078811
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05514-7
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn2052-4463
cg.journalScientific Data
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.speciesOvis aries
cg.species.breedNGUNI
cg.subject.ilriSHEEP
cg.subject.ilriSMALL RUMINANTS
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hunger
cg.volume12
dc.contributor.authorNesengani, L.T.
dc.contributor.authorTshilate, T.
dc.contributor.authorMdyogolo, S.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, R.
dc.contributor.authorMasebe, T.
dc.contributor.authorRaphulu, T.
dc.contributor.authorMoila, A.
dc.contributor.authorSharaf, A.
dc.contributor.authorMuzemil, S.
dc.contributor.authorHouaga, I.
dc.contributor.authorMuigai, A.
dc.contributor.authorDjikeng, Appolinaire
dc.contributor.authorKuja, J.
dc.contributor.authorKatee, Sally
dc.contributor.authorOsuji, J.O.
dc.contributor.authorMungloo-Dilmohamud, Z.
dc.contributor.authorBotes, M.
dc.contributor.authorMbizeni, S.
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, E.
dc.contributor.authorEbenezer, T.E.
dc.contributor.authorNtanganedzeni, M.
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-14T04:02:17Z
dc.date.available2025-07-14T04:02:17Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175624
dc.titleA chromosomal level genome assembly of Nguni sheep, Ovis ariesen
dcterms.abstractNguni sheep (<i>Ovis aries</i>) are indigenous to the Southern Africa region and common within the smallholder and poor resources farming systems. They are well adapted to different agroecological regions. However, limited genomic resources such as high-quality reference genomes have hindered our understanding of its adaptation and establishment of an effective breeding program. To address this, we assembled a chromosomal-level genome of Nguni sheep using a combination of PacBio HiFi reads and Omni-C reads. The genome size was estimated to be 2.9 Gb with a contig/scaffold N50 74 Mb and 99.6 Mb and a genome completeness of 96.1%, as estimated by the Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs (BUSCO) program. The final genome encompassed a total of 25,926 protein-coding genes. The findings of this study provide a valuable genomic resource for understanding the adaptability of the Nguni sheep and the establishment of effective breeding programs.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademics
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2025-07-10
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNesengani, L.T., Tshilate, T., Mdyogolo, S., Smith, R., Masebe, T., Raphulu, T., Moila, A., Sharaf, A., Muzemil, S., Houaga, I., Muigai, A., Djikeng, A., Kuja, J., Katee, S., Osuji, J.O., Mungloo-Dilmohamud, Z., Botes, M., Mbizeni, S., Jarvis, E., Ebenezer, T.E. and Ntanganedzeni, M. 2025. A chromosomal level genome assembly of Nguni sheep, <i>Ovis aries</i>. Scientific Data 12: 1193.
dcterms.extent1193
dcterms.issued2025-07-10
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherNature Research
dcterms.subjectgenomics
dcterms.subjectsheep
dcterms.subjectsmall ruminants
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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