About the project
The aim of this project was to produce a 2x coverage of the Tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) genome. The wallaby genome size is about 3,600,000,000 bases and was sequenced using a whole genome shotgun strategy.
The project was a collaboration between the AGRF and Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Centre (BCM HGSC) and the sequencing component was funded by the NIH, Victorian State Government, AGRF and Applied BioSystems.
The genome project will help expand the existing genetic resources and explore the unique biological features of this marsupial, centred on reproduction, fertility, seasonal breeding, pregnancy, lactation, sex determination and differentiation.
Press / News Releases:
Release of the First Tamar Wallaby DNA Sequence
'Kangaroo hops in line for Genome Sequencing'
Research to provide unparalleled insights into mammalian evolution
Television Interviews:
Wallaby Research may have implications for human health (7:30 Report 20.06.05 - Transcript)
Publications:
“The Kangaroo Genome - Australia's Secret Weapon“ read more...
“The prior protein gene: Identifying regulatory signals using marsupial sequence“ read more...
Images courtesy Geoff Shaw (University of Melbourne) and Matthew Wakefield (ANU) http://kangaroo.genome.org.au
Release of the First Tammar Wallaby DNA Sequence
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To mark the release of the first Tammar Wallaby DNA
Sequence, The Hon. John Brumby MP (State Treasurer, Minister for State
and Regional Development, Minister for Innovation) along with invited
guests, attended a briefing on the 25th February to receive an update
on the progress of the Wallaby Genome Project. |
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The multi-million dollar international initiative to
read the genetic code of the Tammar wallaby has reached its first
milestone with the release of the first gene code sequences. |
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