Solenodon paradoxus Genome sequencing and assembly. Solenodon paradoxus

Five specimens of Solenodon paradoxus woodi were sequenced, and a genome assembly was performed. One specimen of Solenodon paradoxus paradoxus was sequenced as well. Based on this data, gene discovery and annotation was performed, the genome was mined for venomous genes, phylogeny was inferred, sequence variation in both subspecies was annotated, and demographic histories of the subspecies were inferred.