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Genome empowerment for the Puerto Rican parrot - Amazona vittata.

ABSTRACT: A unique community-funded project in Puerto Rico has launched whole-genome sequencing of the critically endangered Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata), with interpretation by genome bioinformaticians and students, and deposition into public online databases. This is the first article that focuses on the whole genome of a parrot species, one endemic to the USA and recently threatened with extinction. It provides invaluable conservation tools and a vivid example of hopeful prospects for future genome assessment of so many new species. It also demonstrates inventive ways for smaller institutions to contribute to a field largely considered the domain of large sequencing centers.

SUBMITTER: O'Brien SJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3626504 | biostudies-literature | 2012

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Genome empowerment for the Puerto Rican parrot - Amazona vittata.

O'Brien Stephen J SJ

GigaScience 20120928 1

A unique community-funded project in Puerto Rico has launched whole-genome sequencing of the critically endangered Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata), with interpretation by genome bioinformaticians and students, and deposition into public online databases. This is the first article that focuses on the whole genome of a parrot species, one endemic to the USA and recently threatened with extinction. It provides invaluable conservation tools and a vivid example of hopeful prospects for future g ...[more]

PMID: 23587407

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