Plant + animal genomics
Empowering plant and animal science with precision: Unlocking actionable genomic insights through advanced long-read sequencing to tackle global challenges
Plant + animal genomics solutions
In the face of a changing climate and growing populations, highly accurate long-read sequencing technology gives plant and animal scientists access to actionable genomic insights that other technologies cannot provide.
Agrigenomics
Accelerate breeding programs and increase resilience to pests, disease, and climate challenges.
Biodiversity
Explore the biodiversity of populations, species and ecosystems to build a more detailed view of the biome.
Environmental health
Address questions about microbial diversity, community structure, ecosystem function, and more.
Transforming plant + animal research with full-length and single-cell isoform sequencing
In this whitepaper, you’ll discover how full-length and single-cell isoform sequencing with the Iso-Seq method can enhance your plant and animal research. Learn how combining Iso-Seq with Kinnex kits boosts throughput, making PacBio long reads a cost-effective RNA sequencing solution for your projects.
Plant + animal genomics in action
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Plant + animal sciences at scale with HiFi sequencing
Capture more complete genetic diversity with high accuracy
Genome wide detection and phasing of genetic and epigenetic variants from a single library prep
Simultaneously measure methylation by detecting 5mC at CpG sites.
Building haplotype-resolved pangenome databases for improved marker development
With third-generation sequencing tools, researchers have been able to better impute complex traits…
INCREASING THE THROUGHPUT OF FULL-LENGTH 16S AND RNA-SEQ WITH KINNEX KITS
Discover the transformative power of Kinnex kits for advancing plant and animal research.
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Did you know we have a library of articles, reports, papers, and videos related to plant + animal genomics?
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A pangenome reference of wild and cultivated rice
In a 2025 study published in Nature, researchers constructed a comprehensive wild and cultivated rice pangenome by generating and comparing 145 high-quality genome assemblies using PacBio HiFi long-read sequencing. The resulting pangenome captures nearly 3.9 billion base pairs of previously unrepresented sequence and more than 69,000 pan-genes, revealing genetic diversity linked to disease resistance, environmental adaptation, and domestication. This work provides a foundational resource for rice improvement and comparative plant genomics.
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How SPRQ-Nx enables affordable long-read whole genome sequencing without added complexity
Long-read whole genome sequencing is starting to show up in places it rarely could before. With the introduction of SPRQ-Nx, HiFi sequencing is now more affordable for a broader range of laboratories. This revolutionary development is prompting many researchers to ask: with long reads at nearly the same cost as short reads, why not attain the most complete and accurate genomes with HiFi?
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Advantages of using HiFi sequencing for your plant + animal genomics research
Highly accurate genomic sequencing helps uncover genomic clues from the organisms that populate our world. Complex genomes and transcriptomes provide pathways to protect crop and livestock health and better understand plant and animal biology at a molecular level.
Here are some advantages of HiFi sequencing to support your plant and animal research:
- Build more complete, accurate, and phased reference genomes for all types of organisms
- Confidently call variants at every scale, including SNPs, structural variants, copy number variants, translocations, and homopolymer repeats
- Uncover new biology with Kinnex RNA kits that provides full-length, phased transcript sequence — profile isoforms and capture 5’ untranslated regions
- Native DNA sequencing allows simultaneous analysis of genetic and epigenetic features
Figure 3 (g-h): Genome assembly contiguity improves with highly accurate long reads. Analysis across thousands of plant and animal genomes shows that assemblies built with highly accurate long reads achieve substantially higher contiguity than those generated with other sequencing approaches. Hotaling et al., BMC Genomics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09193-9
Applications to fuel plant + animal genomics research
Whole genome sequencing
Assemble haplotype-resolved, more complete, and accurate de novo genomes and simultaneously detect methylation in the face of challenging complexity, such as high ploidy, high GC content, and highly repetitive sequences.
Structural variant calling
Resolve variants at every scale — from SNPs and INDELs to larger structural variants like copy number variations and translocations, even in complicated regions of the genome.
Targeted sequencing
Accurately detect and uncover variant types even in hard-to-reach regions of the genome to power genotyping studies, breeding programs, and more.
RNA sequencing
Uncover novel biology with full-length transcripts at scale with the Kinnex RNA kits. Profile isoforms and capture variants in 5’ UTRs for the data you need to build more accurate genome annotations.
Plant + animal genomics applications with PacBio HiFi systems
HiFi sequencing price and throughput on the Revio and Vega systems
Long-read sequencing helps answer biological questions across a broad range of plant + animal sciences
Break through the barriers of polyploidy and heterozygosity
Insect biology
Develop disease prevention methods and improve pest control
Crop improvements
Improve crop health, conduct trait selection, and enhance breeding efficiency
Animal health + breeding
Study patterns of inheritance, immunology and domestication
Environmental health
Identify the role of microbes in complex communities and characterize and monitor pathogens.
Marine biodiversity
Explore ecosystems to study evolution and address the challenges of climate change
Conservation
Examine genomic diversity of species-at-risk for assisted reproduction, wildlife management, and sustainability
Long-read value for RNA applications
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Long reads at a lower cost and higher throughput. Highly accurate short reads. From the fullest picture to the finest detail, your moment of discovery is waiting.