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Arabian Oryx Genome Project
Reference sequencing and planned population extension intended to guide genetic diversity management and breeding of Qatar's national animal.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Qatar conservation herds with international research partners
- Project type
- wildlife reference and conservation genomics project
- Research domain
- conservation genomics and breeding management
- Years
- 2011–2012
- Lifecycle status
- initial reference completed; later continuity unclear
- Status basis
- WCM-Q reported the project initiation and genome mapping/publishing in 2012, with plans for 50 additional animals; 2026 official-news coverage still cites the Oryx Genome Project among Qatar initiatives without documenting continuity.
- Status evidence date
- 2026-05-22
- Scale
- One initial reference genome completed in about four months; historical plan to sequence 50 additional animals, but completion of that phase is unverified.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- Qatar Ministry of Environment Biotechnology Center · Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
- Partner organizations
- Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation
- Organism / population
- Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- animal whole-genome sequencing
- reference assembly
- planned population genomes
- breeding data
Data access
Publication/reference information; no confirmed public 50-animal dataset.
Identifiers
No public accession or identifier is listed for this record.
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Named national-species reference project with a conservation and planned multi-animal phase.
Editorial note
The initial reference overlaps the 2013-2016 Comparative Animal Genomics in Qatar grant. Later revival/continuity is possible but not documented well enough to label active.
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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