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Qatar Falcon Genome Project
Falcon genome and population survey intended to create high-quality sequences and tests distinguishing species, breeds, purity, and hybrids.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Qatar falconry and conservation populations
- Project type
- falcon population and reference genomics project
- Research domain
- conservation genomics, breed identity, and falconry
- Years
- 2016–2023
- Lifecycle status
- historical program absorbed into KBGP
- Status basis
- The project launched in January 2016, produced genomic identity/purity testing by 2021, and was explicitly named as the foundation for the 2023 Katara Biodiversity Genomes Programme.
- Status evidence date
- 2023-09-02
- Scale
- Large population survey described, but public sample count not found; by 2021 a genetic examination for breed identity and hybridization was operational.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- Al Gannas Qatari Society · Cultural Village Foundation - Katara
- Partner organizations
- Qatar and international genomics laboratories
- Organism / population
- Falcon species, breeds, and hybrids used in Qatar falconry
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- falcon whole-genome sequencing
- population markers
- breed/purity testing
- hybrid detection
Data access
Testing service and selected successor-program reference genomes; no separate consolidated legacy repository identified.
Identifiers
No public accession or identifier is listed for this record.
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Named historical multi-sample falcon-genomics program with a durable genetic test and explicit successor.
Editorial note
Some later coverage incorrectly gives 2021 as launch; January 2016 is supported by contemporary reporting. Superseded/expanded by KBGP.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
- additional record source Verified 2026-08-15
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