The Vertebrate Genomes Project, which aims to produce high-quality reference genomes for all 71,657 living and named vertebrate species, reports the generation of high-quality genome assemblies for the first 16 species and describes the biological findings that these genomes have informed.

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组装脊椎动物基因组

脊椎动物基因组计划旨在为所有 71,657 种现存和命名的脊椎动物物种产生高质量的参考基因组，报告了前 16 种物种的高质量基因组组装的产生，并描述了这些基因组所提供的生物学发现。