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De novo assembly at Chromosomal level of the Indigenous Venda chicken.

A H Molotsi, V Ramothibedi, S Mdyogolo, L T Nesengani, T S Tshilate, T M Masebe, N L Hlongwane, R M Smith, C A Gill, A Djikeng and 1 more

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A H MolotsiDepartment of Agriculture and Animal Health, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, South Africa. molotah@unisa.ac.za.
V RamothibediDepartment of Agriculture and Animal Health, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, South Africa.
S MdyogoloDepartment of Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, South Africa.
L T NesenganiDepartment of Agriculture and Animal Health, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2678-8425
T S TshilateDepartment of Agriculture and Animal Health, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, South Africa.
T M MasebeDepartment of Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1300-9077
N L HlongwaneDepartment of Agriculture and Animal Health, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, South Africa.
R M SmithDepartment of Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1379-3949
C A GillDepartment of Agriculture and Animal Health, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, South Africa.
A DjikengDepartment of Agriculture and Animal Health, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, South Africa.
N O MapholiDepartment of Agriculture and Animal Health, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, South Africa. maphon@unisa.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4507-6669

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University of South Africa (Unisa) ASDG grant
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Abstract

Venda chickens are indigenous to South Africa and are known for their robustness traits (ability to grow, reproduce, and survive) in environments with dry, hot, and humid weather and food shortages. Understanding the genetic mechanisms that regulate robustness traits in Venda chicken is important for sustainable breeding and genetic improvement programs in the Southern African poultry industry. Therefore, this study aimed to produce a de novo assembly of a female Venda chicken genome at chromosomal level using long-read sequencing technology, complemented by Omni-C data. The assembled genome size is 1.09 Gb with the longest scaffold of 179 Mb. The assembly statistics resulted in a scaffold N50 of 90.4 Mb and contig N50 of 20MB, scaffold and contig L50 were 4, and the GC content 42%. The BUSCO completeness was 97.3% with complete and single-copy (S) genes of 8056. The genome annotation predicted 17891 protein-coding genes, with an average gene length of 4665.8 bp. This is the first chromosomal-level genome of the indigenous Venda chicken and will contribute to conservation and genetic improvement of the breed.

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