@article{fdi:010048405, title = {{G}enome 10{K}: {A} {P}roposal to {O}btain {W}hole-{G}enome {S}equence for 10 000 {V}ertebrate {S}pecies}, author = {{H}aussler, {D}. and {O}'{B}rien, {S}. {J}. and {R}yder, {O}. {A}. and {B}arker, {F}. {K}. and {C}lamp, {M}. and {C}rawford, {A}. {J}. and {H}anner, {R}. and {H}anotte, {O}. and {J}ohnson, {W}. {E}. and {M}c{G}uire, {J}. {A}. and {M}iller, {W}. and {M}urphy, {R}. {W}. and {M}urphy, {W}. {J}. and {S}heldon, {F}. {H}. and {S}inervo, {B}. and {V}enkatesh, {B}. and {W}iley, {E}. {O}. and {A}llendorf, {F}. {W}. and {A}mato, {G}. and {B}aker, {C}. {S}. and {B}auer, {A}. and {B}eja-{P}ereira, {A}. and {B}ermingham, {E}. and {B}ernardi, {G}. and {B}onvicino, {C}. {R}. and {B}renner, {S}. and {B}urke, {T}. and {C}racraft, {J}. and {D}iekhans, {M}. and {E}dwards, {S}. and {E}ricson, {P}. {G}. {P}. and {E}stes, {J}. and {F}jelsda, {J}. and {F}lesness, {N}. and {G}amble, {T}. and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe and {G}raphodatsky, {A}. {S}. and {G}raves, {J}. {A}. {M}. and {G}reen, {E}. {D}. and {G}reen, {R}. {E}. and {H}ackett, {S}. and {H}ebert, {P}. and {H}elgen, {K}. {M}. and {J}oseph, {L}. and {K}essing, {B}. and {K}ingsley, {D}. {M}. and {L}ewin, {H}. {A}. and {L}uikart, {G}. and {M}artelli, {P}. and {M}oreira, {M}. {A}. {M}. and {N}guyen, {N}. and {O}rti, {G}. and {P}ike, {B}. {L}. and {R}awson, {D}. {M}. and {S}chuster, {S}. {C}. and {S}euanez, {H}. {N}. and {S}haffer, {H}. {B}. and {S}pringer, {M}. {S}. and {S}tuart, {J}. {M}. and {S}umner, {J}. and {T}eeling, {E}. and {V}rijenhoek, {R}. {C}. and {W}ard, {R}. {D}. and {W}arren, {W}. {C}. and {W}ayne, {R}. and {W}illiams, {T}. {M}. and {W}olfe, {N}. {D}. and {Z}hang, {Y}. {P}. and {G}raph-{O}datsky, {A}. and {F}elsenfeld, {A}. and {T}urner, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he human genome project has been recently complemented by whole-genome assessment sequence of 32 mammals and 24 nonmammalian vertebrate species suitable for comparative genomic analyses. {H}ere we anticipate a precipitous drop in costs and increase in sequencing efficiency, with concomitant development of improved annotation technology and, therefore, propose to create a collection of tissue and {DNA} specimens for 10 000 vertebrate species specifically designated for whole-genome sequencing in the very near future. {F}or this purpose, we, the {G}enome 10{K} {C}ommunity of {S}cientists ({G}10{KCOS}), will assemble and allocate a biospecimen collection of some 16 203 representative vertebrate species spanning evolutionary diversity across living mammals, birds, nonavian reptiles, amphibians, and fishes (ca. 60 000 living species). {I}n this proposal, we present precise counts for these 16 203 individual species with specimens presently tagged and stipulated for {DNA} sequencing by the {G}10{KCOS}. {DNA} sequencing has ushered in a new era of investigation in the biological sciences, allowing us to embark for the first time on a truly comprehensive study of vertebrate evolution, the results of which will touch nearly every aspect of vertebrate biological enquiry.}, keywords = {ancestral state reconstruction ; comparative genomics ; {G}10{K} ; molecular evolution ; species conservation ; vertebrate biology}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {H}eredity}, volume = {100}, numero = {6}, pages = {659--674}, ISSN = {0022-1503}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1093/jhered/esp086}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010048405}, }