Sequencing the genome of the Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) as a model for studying extreme adaptations in snakes

Todd A. Castoe, AP Jason de Koning, Kathryn T. Hall, Ken D. Yokoyama, Wanjun Gu, Eric N. Smith, Cédric Feschotte, Peter Uetz, David A. Ray, Jason Dobry, Robert Bogden, Stephen P. Mackessy, Anne M. Bronikowski, Wesley C. Warren, Stephen M. Secor, David D. Pollock

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Abstract

The Consortium for Snake Genomics is in the process of sequencing the genome and creating transcriptomic resources for the Burmese python. Here, we describe how this will be done, what analyses this work will include, and provide a timeline.

Original languageEnglish
Article number406
JournalGenome biology
Volume12
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 28 2011

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