Whole genome sequencing and assembly of the house sparrow, Passer domesticus
The common house sparrow, <i>Passer domesticus</i>, is a small bird belonging to the family Passeridae. Here, we provide high-quality whole-genome sequencing data along with its assembly for the house sparrow. The final genome assembly was generated using a workflow that included Shovill, SPAdes, MaSuRCA, and BUSCO. The assembly consists of contigs spanning 268,193 bases and coalescing around a 922 MB sized reference genome. We used rigorous statistical thresholds to check the coverage, as the Passer genome showed considerable similarity to the <i>Gallus gallus</i> (chicken) and <i>Taeniopygia guttata</i> (Zebra finch) genomes, also providing functional annotations. This new annotated genome assembly will be a valuable resource for comparative and population genomic analyses of passerine, avian, and vertebrate evolution.
Authors
- Gyaneshwer Chaubey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2899-3852)
- Gopinathan Maheswaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2496-9556)
- Inderjeet Tyagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2157-0075)
- Kaomud Tyagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1064-9826)
- Prashanth Suravajhala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8535-278X)
- Vikas Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-0120)
- Toral Vaishnani
- Dalia Vishnudasan
- Polavarapu B. Kavi Kishor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9587-7547)
- Sankalp Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6744-1180)
- Shailesh Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1812-5106)
- Gopesh Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7470-8313)
- Samvrutha Prasad
Institutions
- Zoological Survey of India (IN)
- Amity University (AE)
- Manipal University Jaipur
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (IN)
- Osmania University (IN)
- Banaras Hindu University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gigabyte
- Published
- 2025-07-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.161
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Birla Institute of Scientific Research