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  "abstract": "The rat tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta, is an important laboratory model for uncovering molecular processes that underly the success of tapeworms as parasites. Despite its importance, a high-quality reference genome for this species is lacking. Here we present a highly contiguous and effectively complete genome of H. diminuta assembled from PacBio HiFi long-read sequencing data. Our primary assembly consists of 7 scaffolds (N50 = 29.25 Mb) with total length of 186.53 Mb, has only 7 gaps, and contains 95.7% complete Lophotrochozoan BUSCOs. Our assembly allows us to confirm aspects of Hymenolepis genome organization, such as high repeat content and unusual chromosomal ends, and to show that Hymenolepis genomes encode ∼10,000 genes. Together with annotations of nuclear tRNAs, mtDNA protein coding genes, and mtDNA tRNAs, our assembly currently provides one of the most complete genome resources for a tapeworm species and will enable research on parasitism, animal regeneration, development, and evolution.",
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    "Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia , Athens, GA 30602 ,",
    "Department of Genetics, University of Georgia , Athens, GA 30602 ,",
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      "name": "Saurav K Choudhary"
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      "name": "Nikitha Sundaresha"
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      "name": "Tania Rozario",
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  "published": "2026-10-27",
  "publisher": "Oxford University Press (OUP)",
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  "title": "Assembly of a high-quality reference genome for the rat tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta",
  "title_text": "Assembly of a high-quality reference genome for the rat tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta",
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  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/637xdfjc10keb",
  "venue": "G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics",
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