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ArticleThe Journal of heredity2026

A genome assembly of the North American golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos canadensis.

Samantha L R Capel, Robert N Fisher, Merly Escalona, Peter H Bloom, Noravit Chumchim, Colin W Fairbairn, Oanh H Nguyen, Ruta M Sahasrabudhe, William E Seligmann, Todd E Katzner and 2 more

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Article in The Journal of heredity, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Samantha L R CapelWildlife Genetics Research Unit, Wildlife Health Laboratory, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5014-5919
Robert N FisherWestern Ecological Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, San Diego, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2956-3240
Merly EscalonaDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0213-4777
Peter H BloomBloom Biological Inc., Santa Ana, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3163-9996
Noravit ChumchimDNA Technologies and Expression Analysis Core Laboratory, Genome Center, University of California-Davis, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1139-9427
Colin W FairbairnDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States.ORCID 0009-0007-8129-0095
Oanh H NguyenDNA Technologies and Expression Analysis Core Laboratory, Genome Center, University of California-Davis, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1492-2084
Ruta M SahasrabudheDNA Technologies and Expression Analysis Core Laboratory, Genome Center, University of California-Davis, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3285-6845
William E SeligmannDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5762-3095
Todd E KatznerForest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Boise, ID, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4503-8435
H Bradley ShafferDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5795-9242
Michael R BuchalskiWildlife Genetics Research Unit, Wildlife Health Laboratory, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5917-3577

Funding

California Conservation Genomics ProjectCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife L16PS01098San Diego Association of Governments L11PS01121State of California, State Budget Act of 2019Tullis TrustUS Bureau of Land Management L16PS01127U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service F23AF2653
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Abstract

The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is an apex predator across its Holarctic range. Although chromosome-level reference genome assemblies are available for two of the six golden eagle subspecies (European and Japanese), current assemblies for the North American subspecies (A. c. canadensis) were generated using short-read sequencing technology, limiting completeness, contiguity, and accuracy. Here we present a chromosome-length de novo genome assembly for a male A. c. canadensis as part of the California Conservation Genomics Project. We used Pacific Biosciences HiFi reads and Omni-C chromatin-proximity sequencing to produce a high-quality assembly consistent with the standard California Conservation Genomics Project reference genome protocol. Our assembly spans 1.28 Gbp and comprises 316 scaffolds with a scaffold N50 of 47.3 Mbp, a contig N50 of 30.3 Mbp, and a benchmarking universal single-copy ortholog completeness score of 97.4%. This reference genome assembly offers a valuable resource for delineating genomic variation and assessing conservation needs in golden eagle populations across California and its North American range more broadly.

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EaglesGenomeAnimalsCaliforniaGenomicsSequence Analysis, DNAAccipitriformesA. chrysaetos canadensisCalifornia conservation genomics projectCCGPgolden eaglelong-read genome assembly

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PMID41879279
PMCPMC13326411

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