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Falcon Genome Project
Reference sequencing project investigating genomic adaptations of predatory falcons and producing foundational conservation resources.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Abu Dhabi-led international conservation-genomics collaboration
- Project type
- wildlife reference genome project
- Research domain
- biodiversity genomics, evolution, and conservation
- Years
- 2011–2013
- Lifecycle status
- completed reference genomes
- Status basis
- The project began in Abu Dhabi in 2011 and published the peregrine and saker genomes in Nature Genetics on 24 March 2013.
- Status evidence date
- 2013-03-24
- Scale
- Two approximately 1.2-Gb reference genomes, each sequenced at more than 100-fold coverage and annotated with about 16,200 genes.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi · Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital
- Partner organizations
- Cardiff University · BGI-Shenzhen · International Wildlife Consultants · University of Copenhagen
- Organism / population
- Peregrine falcon and saker falcon
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- animal whole-genome sequencing
- reference assembly
- RNA sequencing
- comparative genomics
Data access
Open publication and sequence resources referenced by the article.
Identifiers
No public accession or identifier is listed for this record.
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Named reference-genome project with high-quality published animal genomes and continuing conservation utility.
Editorial note
Project inputs were individual reference animals, but inclusion is justified by the durable public reference-genome resource and named conservation program.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
- additional record source Verified 2026-08-15
- additional record source Verified 2026-08-15
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