Antirrhinum Genome sequencing

The genuns Antirrhinum (Plantaginaceae) is a member of the asterid clade of flowering plants, and native to the western Mediterranean. It comprises 20 morphologically diverse species. The cultivated Antirrhinum majus has been served as a model organism to study inheritance, biochemical, the genetic control of development and flower colour for more than 80 years. Here, we report the 97.55Gb genome raw sequence of the Antirrhinum majus, obtained by using a whole-genome shotgun sequencing (WGS) approach. The genome was assembled using SOAPdenovo, resulting in a final assembly 4942 contigs (N50, 28.13kb) which covers 74% of its estimated genome of 634Mb. In combination with de novo gene prediction, and EST alignments, we annotated 36083 protein-coding genes. The Antirrhinum genome sequence presents a platform for further genetics and genomics studies on development and evolution of flowering plants.