Animal & Plant
Macrogen makes it easy to sequence even the most complex animal and plant genomes — including polyploid species — with high accuracy and fast turnaround times. It’s an ideal solution for researchers in agricultural and evolutionary genomics.
With over 28 years of experience, Macrogen combines cutting-edge technology with deep expertise to detect everything from single nucleotide polymorphisms to complex genetic variations, genetic markers, and functionally relevant genes.
Animal & Plant Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) |
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| Platform | Illumina | Pacbio | Oxford Nanopore |
| Novaseq X 150bpPE
Novaseq6000 150bpPE |
Revio | PromethION | |
| Sample Type | gDNA, Blood****, tissue****, FFPE**** | ||
| Library kit type | Truseq PCR free DNA kit (350bp or 550bp insert) |
HiFi Library | ONT-LSK-114 |
| Truseq Nano DNA kit (350bp or 550bp insert) |
10Kb SMRTbell Templates
20kb SMRTbell Templates |
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| Sample QC Requirement | Total Amount: 100ng-2ug
DIN: >7.0 Volume: >20ul |
Total Amount: 5.1ugAverage size: >30K
A260/280 ratio: 1>1.8 A230/280: >2.0 Volume: >20ul |
Total Amount: 6.0ugAverage size: >30K |
| Turnaround time** | 2-4 weeks*** or 4-6 weeks | ||
| Data Analysis | De novo | ||
| • Standard data analysis – Consensus sequence assembled into contigs |
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| • Advanced data analysis – Gene prediction – Gene annotation |
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| Data Analysis | Resequencing | ||
| • Standard data analysis – Mapping to the current plant reference genome – Analysis of mapping statistics – SNPs and InDels calling – Variant list in Text/Excel formats • Advanced data analysis |
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| Recommended Coverage/ Reads length |
15X, 30X | 5-10X | 5-10X |
* library construction platform
** TAT from sample QC passed
***TAT 2-4 Express service
**** gDNA extraction fee applies
Service Overview

Mouse Whole Exome Sequencing (mWES) |
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| Platform | Illumina | ||
| Novaseq X 150bpPE
Novaseq6000 150bpPE |
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| Sample Type | gDNA, Blood****, tissue****, FFPE**** | ||
| Librarykit type | Agilent Mouse exome enrichment kit | ||
| Sample QC Requirement | Total Amount: 0.5ug
DIN: >7.0 Volume: >20ul |
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| Turnaround time** | 4-6 weeks | ||
| Data Analysis | Exome
• Standard data analysis • Advanced data analysis |
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| Data Analysis | Targeted (Customised capture)
• Standard data analysis • Advanced data analysis |
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| Recommended Coverage/ Read numbers |
100X | ||
* library construction platform
** TAT from sample QC passed
***TAT 2-4 Express service
**** gDNA extraction fee applies
Service Overview
Animal & Plant Transcriptome Sequencing |
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| Total RNA Sequencing | mRNA Sequencing | Small RNA Sequencing | |
| Platform | Novaseq X 150bpPE
Novaseq6000 150bpPE |
Novaseq X 150bpPE
Novaseq6000 150bpPE |
Novaseq X |
| Sample Type | Total RNA, Blood****, tissue**** | ||
| Sample Kit Type | Truseq stranded Total RNA with Ribo-Zero kit |
Truseq stranded mRNA kit | NEBNext Small RNA library |
| SMARTer Ultra Low Input total RNA Library (low input protocol)***** |
SMARTer Ultra Low Input total RNA Library (low input protocol)***** |
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| Turnaround time** | 4-6 weeks | ||
| Data Analysis | Gene expression data
– Quantitative expression profiles |
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| De novo sequencing
• Standard data analysis • Advanced data analysis |
•Standard data analysis – Expression Profiles – Novel smRNA – Differentially Expressed miRNA •Advanced data analysis |
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| Re sequencing
• Standard data analysis • Advanced data analysis |
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| Recommended Coverage/ Read numbers |
30M, 60M | 1-20M reads | |
* library construction platform
** TAT from sample QC passed
***TAT 2-4 Express service
**** gDNA extraction fee applies
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