A chromosome-level genome assembly of the snow leopard, Panthera uncia
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62157124%3A16170%2F25%3A43882769" target="_blank" >RIV/62157124:16170/25:43882769 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/62157124:16810/25:43882769
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esaf046" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esaf046</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esaf046" target="_blank" >10.1093/jhered/esaf046</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
A chromosome-level genome assembly of the snow leopard, Panthera uncia
Original language description
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), a vulnerable big cat native to Central Asia, faces an ongoing population decline due to habitat loss and human activities. Despite its conservation importance, genomic resources for this species remain limited. High-quality reference genomes are essential for assessing genetic diversity, structural variation, and evolutionary history. To address this gap, we have generated a long-read-based and proximity-ligation scaffolded de novo genome assembly of a male snow leopard. The final assembly has a total length of 2.46 Gb in 280 scaffolds, of which the 19 largest correspond to the 18 autosomes and the X chromosome. The scaffold N50 is 145.76 Mb, and the L50 is seven scaffolds. BUSCO and compleasm scores are 98.7% and 98.9% of identified Carnivora orthologs. Telomeric sequences were identified on at least one end of 18 out of 19 chromosomes. Scaffolds corresponding to the Y chromosome were identified and mapped. Additionally, the assembly's annotation identified a repeat content of 42.27% and 25,391 genes. We produced a high-quality, long-read-based chromosome-level assembly of a male snow leopard, as evidenced by the data above. As a first assembly of a male genome, it can serve as a suitable reference genome for the species. The Y chromosome scaffolds provide a glimpse into the chromosome organization and interspecies differences.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10603 - Genetics and heredity (medical genetics to be 3)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Heredity
ISSN
0022-1503
e-ISSN
1465-7333
Volume of the periodical
117
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
"272–279"
UT code for WoS article
001573720600001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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