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Genome assembly: GAculeatus_UGA_version5 (GCA_016920845.1)

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This species has data on 3 additional strains. View list of strains

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Gene annotation

What can I find? Protein-coding and non-coding genes, splice variants, cDNA and protein sequences, non-coding RNAs.

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Comparative genomics

What can I find? Homologues, gene trees, and whole genome alignments across multiple species.

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Variation

This species currently has no variation database. However you can process your own variants using the Variant Effect Predictor:

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