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A chromosome-level genome assembly of an endangered large carnivore, the wolverine, Gulo gulo gulo (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • O. K. Torresen1
  • O. Flagstad
  • O. Kleven
  • M. A. Strand
  • M. Skage
  • G. Ferrari
  • A. Tooming-Klunderud
  • K. S. Jakobsen
  1. 1Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo
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Abstract

We describe a chromosome-level, haplotype-resolved genome assembly from a male wolverine (Gulo gulo gulo). The assembly comprises two pseudo-haplotypes of 2,523.2 Mb and 2,288.4 Mb, with 95.8% and 97.8% scaffolded into 20 autosomal chromosomes and sex chromosomes (placed in haplotype one). Assembly completeness is high (BUSCO 98.2% and 88.9%), with 20,337 and 17,692 annotated protein-coding genes for haplotypes one and two, respectively. Compared to existing wolverine genomes, the current genome is more complete and contains both sex chromosomes. This reference genome will be an important resource for population studies and conservation biology of this large carnivore.

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@misc{torresen2026chromosomelevel,
  title = {{A chromosome-level genome assembly of an endangered large carnivore, the wolverine, Gulo gulo gulo (Linnaeus, 1758)}},
  author = {O. K. Torresen and O. Flagstad and O. Kleven and M. A. Strand and M. Skage and G. Ferrari and A. Tooming-Klunderud and K. S. Jakobsen},
  howpublished = {bioRxiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  doi = {10.64898/2026.11.02.763642},
  url = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.11.02.763642v1},
  note = {CC BY},
}
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AU  - O. K. Torresen
AU  - O. Flagstad
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AU  - M. A. Strand
AU  - M. Skage
AU  - G. Ferrari
AU  - A. Tooming-Klunderud
AU  - K. S. Jakobsen
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/11/02
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DO  - 10.64898/2026.11.02.763642
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AB  - We describe a chromosome-level, haplotype-resolved genome assembly from a male wolverine (Gulo gulo gulo). The assembly comprises two pseudo-haplotypes of 2,523.2 Mb and 2,288.4 Mb, with 95.8% and 97.8% scaffolded into 20 autosomal chromosomes and sex chromosomes (placed in haplotype one). Assembly completeness is high (BUSCO 98.2% and 88.9%), with 20,337 and 17,692 annotated protein-coding genes for haplotypes one and two, respectively. Compared to existing wolverine genomes, the current genome is more complete and contains both sex chromosomes. This reference genome will be an important resource for population studies and conservation biology of this large carnivore.
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