Wellcome Open Research (Apr 2025)

The genome sequence of the short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

  • Nicholas J Davison,
  • Phillip A. Morin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23918.1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Delphinus delphis (short-beaked common dolphin; Chordata; Mammalia; Artiodactyla; Delphinidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 2,663.52 megabases. Most of the assembly (88.76%) is scaffolded into 23 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 16.39 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly at Ensembl identified 17,797 protein-coding genes.

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