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<p><strong>Abbreviations: </strong>BAC, bacterial artificial chromosome; BES, BAC end sequence; CNV, copy number variation; ESTs, expressed sequence tags; FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridization; GO, gene ontology; LINE, long interspersed nuclear element; MHC, major histocompatibility complex; miRNA, micro-RNA; ncRNA, non-coding RNA; NGS, next-generation sequencing; RPG, rate pattern group; SINE, short interspersed nuclear element; snoRNA, small nucleolar RNA; SNP, single nucleotide polymorphism; SNV, single nucleotide variant (SNP/indel); TE, transposable element; TLR, Toll-like receptor; WGS, whole genome shotgun<br /><br /><strong>Citation: </strong>Dalloul RA, Long JA, Zimin AV, Aslam L, Beal K, et al. (2010) Multi-Platform Next-Generation Sequencing of the Domestic Turkey (<em>Meleagris gallopavo</em>): Genome Assembly and Analysis. PLoS Biol 8(9): e1000475. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000475</p>