Genomic DNA sequencing of contemporary Spitsbergen stock Balaena mysticetus
Skin biopsies from 12 Spitsbergen stock bowhead whales were collected in the Svalbard archipelago during 12017/18. Total genomic DNA was extracted and sequenced. Preparation of paired-end libraries, and analysis on an Illumina Next Seq 500 was outsourced to StarSEQ GmbH, Mainz, Germany.