Abstract
This paper presents the first draft genome of the tule elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes), a subspecies native to California that underwent an extreme genetic bottleneck in the late 1800s. The genome was generated from Illumina HiSeq 3000 whole genome sequencing of four individuals, resulting in the assembly of 2.395 billion base pairs (Gbp) over 602,862 contigs over 500 bp and N50 = 6,885 bp. This genome provides a resource to facilitate future genomic research on elk and other cervids.
Highlights
The name Cervus elaphus nannodes was changed to Cervus canadensis nannoodes everywhere it appeared in the publication because most people refer to the elk as Cervus canadensis to differentiate it from Eurasian red deer
At the initiation of this project, no genome assembly existed for any member of the deer family (Cerivdae)
The present paper presents the first de novo genomic draft of the tule elk
Summary
AgResearch, Mosgiel, Any reports and responses or comments on the article can be found at the end of the article. In this version, the name Cervus elaphus nannodes was changed to Cervus canadensis nannoodes everywhere it appeared in the publication because most people refer to the elk as Cervus canadensis to differentiate it from Eurasian red deer. Our original publication stated that we were presenting the first Cervidae genome, but this statement has been edited to reflect the recent addition (since our initial submission) of a red deer genome Cervus elaphus hippelaphus available on NCBI.
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