Sequencing, annotation, and comparative analysis of nine BACs of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

The BGI has carried out deep sequence exploration of nine BACs from the giant panda using traditional Sanger sequencing methods. The sequences and structural information of new genes and repeats were predicted, which make a large contribution to filling in gaps in the genomic study of the giant panda. In addition, the nine sequences, assembled by traditional phrap methods, will provide a validation resource for the accurate de novo assembly of whole genome shotgun sequencing reads of the giant panda generated by the Illumina GA sequencing technology. This very significant study is reported in Issue 53, No.1 of SCIENCE CHINA Life Sciences.......