Repository series · ncbi-prjna1432524
Najdi sheep T2T genome assembly
The Najdi sheep (Ovis aries) is an indigenous breed native to the Najd plateau of the Arabian Peninsula, adapted over centuries to extreme heat, drought, and nutritional scarcity. These conditions have shaped a genetically distinct lineage with traits such as thermoregulatory efficiency, water retention, nutritional stress tolerance, and regional disease resilience. The breed is valued for meat and milk production and holds significant cultural and economic importance across Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region.This project aims to generate a complete, telomere-to-telomere (T2T) reference genome assembly for the Najdi sheep. The assembly will support heat tolerance adaptation research, population genomics, and genomic selection in arid-region livestock.
The accession and its GCC connection are verified. Registration alone does not establish that the broader research programme remains active.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Saudi Arabia connection indexed in BioProject metadata
- Project type
- Repository project
- Research domain
- Human health and population genomics
- Years
- 2026–
- Lifecycle status
- repository_recorded
- Status basis
- Registered in NCBI BioProject on 2026/03/05; operational lifecycle is not asserted.
- Status evidence date
- 2026-03-05
- Scale
- 1 BioProject accession grouped by matching submitter, date, data type and narrative.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- National Livestock and Fisheries Development program
- Partner organizations
- Not stated
- Organism / population
- Ovis aries
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- Genome sequencing
- Sequencing
- Genome
Data access
Public repository metadata with linked data where supplied by the submitter
Identifiers
- BioProject
PRJNA1432524
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Exact country-name match in authoritative NCBI BioProject metadata; repeated submissions are grouped into one Atlas series.
Editorial note
Repository verification confirms the accession and regional connection, not whether the broader research programme remains active.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
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