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GreatApeGenomes2
As part of a collaborative project, the Great Ape Genome Project Phase 2, led by Tomas Marques in Barcelona, this study will generate high-coverage genome sequences of an additional eight central chimpanzees. The data will be analysed together with the phase 1 data and additional phase 2 data on the other chimpanzee subspecies generated in Barcelona to produce a more comprehensive understanding of chimpanzee genomics.
The second phase of Great Ape Genome Project is sequencing individuals with information about their wild origins. This will allow population structure within subspecies to be investigated, which is of both academic interest and relevant to chimpanzee conservation and understanding the origins of captive animals. This part of the study will generate high-coverage whole-genome sequences of eight central chimpanzees, the most diverse subspecies.