title: A diamond in the ruff.
abstract: Reference genomes are only as valuable as the scientific questions they can address. The ruff genome sequence papers exemplify three of the most important aspects of a useful genome: new biological insights, a high-quality resource and population variation data.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001717:Birds / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction / Q000235:genetics*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*