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Donkey (EquAss-T2T_v2) (EquAss-T2T_v2)

Donkey (EquAss-T2T_v2) assembly and gene annotation

Assembly

The EquAss-T2T_v2 assembly was submitted by University of Kentucky and last updated on 2025-06-27. The assembly is on the chromosome level, consisting of 855 contigs assembled into 848 scaffolds. The N50 size is the length such that 50% of the assembled genome lies in blocks of the N50 size or longer. The N50 length for the contigs is 102829910 while the scaffold N50 is 101318199.

Gene annotation

Genome annotation was generated using the Ensembl vertebrate annotation pipeline.

In accordance with the Fort Lauderdale Agreement, please check the publication status of the genome/assembly before publishing any genome-wide analyses using these data.

More information

General information about this species can be found in Wikipedia.

Statistics

Summary

AssemblyEquAss-T2T_v2, INSDC Assembly GCA_041296235.2, Dec 2024
Base Pairs2,797,772,842
Golden Path Length2,797,772,842
Annotation providerEnsembl
Annotation methodFull genebuild
Genebuild startedFeb 2025
Genebuild released
Genebuild last updated/patchedMay 2025
Database version116.2

Gene counts

Coding genes19,983
Non coding genes21,336
Small non coding genes3,916
Long non coding genes17,411
Misc non coding genes9
Pseudogenes199
Gene transcripts103,997