In February 2001 the Sanger Institute started sequencing the genome of the zebrafish (Danio rerio). To obtain the genome sequence we map and sequence clones from BAC libraries. The finished clones are manually annotated and accessible in Vega. To provide additional data whilst the above project is ongoing, we also generate integrated whole genome assemblies by filling in the yet existent gaps between clone contigs with whole genome shotgun sequence. These assemblies are then automatically annotated and accessible in Ensembl.

Both projects are ongoing. We release data frequently, please check the news on the right side for latest updates.

COMMUNITY ANNOTATION - add your own information!

You can add any annotation you want to share with the community to Ensembl now, just follow the link above. Your addition will be immediately visible in the Community Annotation DAS track, here is an example

FAQs - frequently asked questions

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Current Sequencing Status 11-Mar-2010 Unfinished Finished Total   Danio rerio 414,978,979 1,575,732,932 1,990,711,911
Main resources
links to the map, clones and Vega
links to assembly information and Ensembl
ZF-Models information and resources
Other services
online RepeatMasker Open Door Workshop 2009 tutorial
Contacts and links
help FAQs teams & people zebrafish resources