Tandem repeats lead to sequence assembly errors and impose multi-level challenges for genome and protein databases

OK Tørresen, B Star, P Mier… - Nucleic acids …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The widespread occurrence of repetitive stretches of DNA in genomes of organisms across
the tree of life imposes fundamental challenges for sequencing, genome assembly, and …

An improved genome assembly uncovers prolific tandem repeats in Atlantic cod

OK Tørresen, B Star, S Jentoft, WB Reinar, H Grove… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background The first Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) genome assembly published in
2011 was one of the early genome assemblies exclusively based on high-throughput 454 …

Genome sequence of Jatropha curcas L., a non‐edible biodiesel plant, provides a resource to improve seed‐related traits

J Ha, S Shim, T Lee, YJ Kang… - Plant biotechnology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Jatropha curcas (physic nut), a non‐edible oilseed crop, represents one of the most
promising alternative energy sources due to its high seed oil content, rapid growth and …

An accurate and efficient method for large-scale SSR genotyping and applications

L Li, Z Fang, J Zhou, H Chen, Z Hu, L Gao… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Accurate and efficient genotyping of simple sequence repeats (SSRs) constitutes the basis
of SSRs as an effective genetic marker with various applications. However, the existing …

Optimization of high molecular weight DNA extraction methods in shrimp for a long-read sequencing platform

P Angthong, T Uengwetwanit, W Pootakham… - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Marine organisms are important to global food security as they are the largest source of
animal proteins feeding mankind. Genomics-assisted aquaculture can increase yield while …

Genomic architecture of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) shows expansions of innate immune genes and short tandem repeats

OK Tørresen, MSO Brieuc, MH Solbakken, E Sørhus… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Increased availability of genome assemblies for non-model organisms has
resulted in invaluable biological and genomic insight into numerous vertebrates, including …

Genomic characterization of the Atlantic cod sex-locus

B Star, OK Tørresen, AJ Nederbragt, KS Jakobsen… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
A variety of sex determination mechanisms can be observed in evolutionary divergent
teleosts. Sex determination is genetic in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), however the genomic …

Facilitating population genomics of non-model organisms through optimized experimental design for reduced representation sequencing

H Christiansen, FM Heindler, B Hellemans, Q Jossart… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Genome-wide data are invaluable to characterize differentiation and adaptation
of natural populations. Reduced representation sequencing (RRS) subsamples a genome …

PromethION Sequencing and Assembly of the Genome of Micropoecilia picta, a Fish with a Highly Degenerated Y Chromosome

D Charlesworth, C Graham, U Trivedi… - Genome Biology and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We here describe sequencing and assembly of both the autosomes and the sex
chromosome in Micropoecilia picta, the closest related species to the guppy, Poecilia …

An improved version of the Atlantic cod genome and advancements in functional genomics: implications for the future of cod farming

OK Tørresen, ML Rise, X Jin, B Star, S MacKenzie… - Genomics in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent advancements within state-of-the-art genomic tools and the generation of the first
version of the Atlantic cod genome (Star et al., 2011) have proven to be valuable resources …