Ensembl 101 (and Ensembl Genomes 48) are due out in mid-August 2020. As with all releases, we cannot guarantee that anything listed here will make it into the final release.
Major Data Updates
- Update of human gene set to GENCODE 35
- New population frequency data from the Gambian Genome Variation Project
New Genomes
Including six new genomes from the Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP).
Mammals:
- Balaenoptera musculus (Blue whale) VGP
- Cervus hanglu yarkandensis (Yarkand deer)
- Monodon monoceros (Narwhal)
- Phocoena sinus (Vaquita) VGP
- Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel) VGP
- Zalophus californianus (California sea lion) VGP
New sheep and goat breeds:
- Ovis aries (Rambouillet sheep) – new sheep reference!*
- Capra hircus (Black Bengal goat)
* We have updated the reference to the new Rambouillet breed, but still support Texel as an alternative breed. Rambouillet will have a new set of Ensembl identifiers, while Texel will keep its existing identifiers. The variation data will only be available on the Texel assembly in the upcoming release.
Birds:
- Anas zonorhyncha (Eastern spot-billed duck)
- Bubo bubo (Eurasian eagle-owl)
- Buteo japonicus (Eastern buzzard)
- Cairina moschata domestica (Muscovy Duck, domestic type)
- Catharus ustulatus (Swainson’s thrush) VGP
- Corvus moneduloides (New Caledonian crow)
- Falco tinnunculus (Common kestrel)
- Malurus cyaneus samueli (Superb fairywren)
- Otus sunia (Oriental scops-owl)
- Strix occidentalis caurina (Northern spotted owl)
Reptiles:
- Naja naja (Indian cobra)
Amphibians:
- Leptobrachium leishanense (Leishan spiny toad)
Fish:
- Cyclopterus lumpus (Lumpfish) VGP
- Nothobranchius furzeri (Turquoise killifish)
- Oncorhynchus kisutch (Coho salmon)
- Sander lucioperca (Pike perch)
Metazoa:
- Tigriopus californicus
Plants:
- Arabis alpina
- Camelina sativa
- Cannabis sativa (female)
- Citrullus lanatus (Watermelon)
- Cucumis melo (Melon)
- Nymphaea colorata (Water lily)
- Rosa chinensis (China rose)
- Setaria viridis (Green foxtail)
Five new wheat cultivars and a new barley cultivar:
- Hordeum vulgare Golden Promise
- Triticum aestivum Cadenza
- Triticum aestivum Claire
- Triticum aestivum Paragon
- Triticum aestivum Robigus
- Triticum aestivum Weebill
Other Updates and Highlights
- Support for BCF files
- Added sunflower variation data
- Renamed almond gene names
- Phenotypic data displayed in Arabidopsis thaliana reduced to only significant p-values to avoid display issues
- Chromosome specific KASP markers added for wheat (Triticum Aestivum)
- EPO alignment names changed to better reflect our alignment strategy: EPO changed to EPO core while EPO low coverage became EPO extended
- The Wellcome Sanger Institute Genome Editing (WGE) CRISPR Cas9 track has been updated to include the percent in-frame and favoured mutations as predicted by FORECasT. The track is now listed under Genome targeting in Configure this page
- Retirement of may2015.archive.ensembl.org (Ensembl 80) archive site