This study aims at improving the genome reference of the domestic donkey using the Chicago/HiRiSe technology.. Improved de novo Genomic Assembly for the Domestic Donkey

While donkeys have proven to be substantially useful as beasts of burden throughout history, previous genome assemblies for the domestic donkey were limited to moderately-sized scaffolds. To allow researchers to study species part of the equus genus, we sought to improve the donkey genome assembly using Chicago/HiRiSe technology. This technology allowed us to produce scaffolds of subchromosomal size with an N50 of 15.4 Mb.