Upon the release of Gallus_gallus-5.0 (GCA_000002315.3), the GRC assumed responsibility for the continued curation of the chicken reference genome assembly from the International Chicken Genome Consortium. The assembly represents the Red Jungle Fowl strain, inbred line UCD001. All sequences in the assembly are derived from a single individual from this line, female "RJF #256". The assembly is a hybrid comprised primarily of WGS contigs, into which genomic clones have been integrated. Planned curation efforts are focused on selecting genomic clones (BACs) for sequencing and assembly, specifically from the CHORI-261 library, to fill known gaps and resolve assembly error.

Getting Data

• Gallus_gallus-5.0 (current major release): FTP
• Current Tiling Path Files (TPFs)

Gallus_gallus-5.0

• Release date: December 16, 2015
• Release type: Major
• Release notes: This assembly was released by the International Chicken Genome Consortium. The GRC are now working to curate the chicken reference genome assembly.
• Assembly accession: GCF_000002315.4 (RefSeq) / GCA_000002315.3 (GenBank)