Gene annotation for TAMU_BisBis3 in GTF format and biallelic population SNV in VCF format

We developed a highly contiguous chromosome-level reference genome for North American bison to provide a platform to evaluate the conservation, ecological, evolutionary, and population genomics of this species. Generated from an F1 hybrid between a North American bison dam and a domestic cattle bull, completeness and contiguity exceed that of other published bison genome assemblies. To demonstrate the utility for genome-wide variant frequency estimation, we compiled a genomic variant database consisting of three true albino bison and 45 wild-type pelage color bison. Through the examination of genomic variants fixed in the albino cohort and absent in the controls, we identified a nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) mutation on chromosome 29 in exon 3 of the tyrosinase gene (c.1114C>T). A TaqMan SNP Genotyping Assay was developed to genotype this SNP in a total of 283 animals across 29 herds. This assay confirmed the absence of homozygous variants in all animals except 7..., ,