The Bovine Pangenome Consortium: democratizing production and accessibility of genome assemblies for global cattle breeds and other bovine species

Genome Biol. 2023 Jun 19;24(1):139. doi: 10.1186/s13059-023-02975-0.

Abstract

The Bovine Pangenome Consortium (BPC) is an international collaboration dedicated to the assembly of cattle genomes to develop a more complete representation of cattle genomic diversity. The goal of the BPC is to provide genome assemblies and a community-agreed pangenome representation to replace breed-specific reference assemblies for cattle genomics. The BPC invites partners sharing our vision to participate in the production of these assemblies and the development of a common, community-approved, pangenome reference as a public resource for the research community ( https://bovinepangenome.github.io/ ). This community-driven resource will provide the context for comparison between studies and the future foundation for cattle genomic selection.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle / genetics
  • Genome
  • Genomics*
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide*