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A telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of the protandrous hermaphrodite blackhead seabream, Acanthopagrus schlegelii.

Kai Zhang, Sixin Guo, Shaosen Yang, Wenchuan Zhou, Jinhui Wu, Xinhui Zhang, Qiong Shi, Li Deng

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Kai ZhangLaboratory of Aquatic Genomics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518057, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-5994
Sixin GuoLaboratory of Aquatic Genomics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518057, China.
Shaosen YangAgro-Tech Extension Center of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510225, China.
Wenchuan ZhouShenzhen Fishery Development Research Center, Shenzhen, 518067, China.
Jinhui WuAgro-Tech Extension Center of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510225, China.
Xinhui ZhangLaboratory of Aquatic Genomics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518057, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4462-761X
Qiong ShiLaboratory of Aquatic Genomics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518057, China. shiqiong@szu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6358-976X
Li DengLaboratory of Aquatic Genomics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518057, China. lideng03@szu.edu.cn.

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Abstract

A remarkable life cycle of the protandrous blackhead seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii), initiating as a male during the first two years and then naturally transforming to a female since the third year, makes this fish a valuable model for studying molecular mechanisms of sex change. Here, we constructed a gap-free telomere-to-telomere (T2T) genome assembly for a male blackhead seabream, by integration of PacBio HiFi, Ultra-long ONT and Hi-C sequencing techniques. With 97.87% of the entire sequences anchored into 24 chromosomes, this haplotypic genome assembly spans 714.98 Mb. In terms of correctness (quality value QV: 52.95) and completeness (BUSCO score: 99.9%), this chromosome-scale assembly is indeed of high quality. It has been annotated with 24,581 protein-coding genes, and predicted with low percentage (30.95%) of repetitive sequences. As the first reference T2T-level genome assembly of various protandrous fishes, it provides a valuable genetic resource for expansion of fish genomics database. It will also allow for in-depth genomic comparisons among diverse hermaphrodite vertebrates, as well as offer fundamental genome data to support extensive research on blackhead seabream.

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