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Jennifer R. Balacco

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Open access Aug 2026

The complete genome of a songbird.

Bird genomes are the smallest among amniotes; however, they remain challenging to assemble due to their structural complexity. This study presents a fully phased diploid telomere-to-telomere reference genome for the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), a model organism for neuroscience and evolutionary genomics. Combinin...

G. Formenti, Nivesh Jain, Jack A. Medico et al. · Cell · 1 citation

Open access Aug 2026

Chromosome-level genome assembly of the European leaf-toed gecko, Euleptes europaea

A chromosome-level genome assembly of Euleptes europaea generated as part of the Vertebrate Genomes Project will facilitate studies of genome evolution, island adaptation, and sex chromosome evolution across geckos and other reptiles.

J. Paris, L. Abueg, S. Pelan et al. · bioRxiv · 0 citations

Open access Jul 2026

HPRC2: A human pangenome reference with near-complete coverage of common genetic variation

A pangenome reference overcomes the inherent limitation of any individual reference genome by integrating the variation present in a population. We present the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium’s (HPRC) Release 2 (HPRC2), an openly available, second phase pangenome that is an approximately fivefold expansion in geno...

Julian K. Lucas, Prajna Hebbar, Wen-Wei Liao et al. · bioRxiv · 1 citation