Conspecific Scaffold‐Level Genome Assembly Outperforms Heterospecific Chromosome‐Level Assemblies for Assessing Genetic Indicators in a Threatened Marine Fish
Mannda Ndou, Warren Mason Potts, Tuan Anh Duong, Peter Rodja Teske, Amber‐Robyn Childs, Romina Henriques · 2026
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Description
Mannda Ndou and colleagues assemble the first genome of the red roman fish, in work from 2026. The southern African reef fish is near threatened after heavy fishing pressure. Conservation genetics often borrows genomes from kin species, which skews key metrics.
Two sequencing routes built a scaffold genome with near complete gene coverage scores. Reads mapped to the home genome aligned better than to kin species genomes. Genotyping accuracy and variant survival after filters also rose on the home build. Diversity, structure, and pool size metrics shifted across reference choices in checks. Same species references thus matter for sound conservation calls in marine fish.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mannda Ndou, Warren Mason Potts, Tuan Anh Duong, Peter Rodja Teske, Amber‐Robyn Childs, Romina Henriques |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 61 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |