The genome sequence of the Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout 1769.

Kerstin HoweMelinda DwinellMary ShimoyamaCraig CortonEmma BetteridgeAlexander DoveMichael A QuailMichelle SmithLaura M Saba Robert W WilliamsHao ChenAnne E KwitekShane A McCarthyMarcela Uliano-SilvaWilliam ChowAlan Tracey James W TorranceYing SimsRichard Challis Jonathan Threlfall Mark L Blaxter

Published in: Wellcome open research (2021)

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Rattus norvegicus (the Norway rat; Chordata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Muridae). The genome sequence is 2.44 gigabases in span. The majority of the assembly is scaffolded into 20 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with both X and Y sex chromosomes assembled. This genome assembly, mRatBN7.2, represents the new reference genome for R. norvegicus and has been adopted by the Genome Reference Consortium.

Keyphrases

genome wide
oxidative stress
gene expression
dna methylation
copy number