Development of an assembly method for whole genomes of polyploid organisms

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H06209
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Genome biology
• Research Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Kajitani Rei 東京工業大学, 生命理工学院, 助教 (40756706)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-08-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 多倍体 / ゲノム / de novo アセンブリ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Polyploidization are widely observed for brewing yeasts and agricultural plants, and genome analysis of these organisms can be valuable for industries. However, multiple homologous chromosomes that are similar to each other require a novel and effective algorithm. In this research, I developed a tool to determine backbone structures of polyploid genomes (consensus sequences) and each homologous chromosome sequence (haplotype) separately.

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