Brachypodium distachyon is a temperate grass species exhibiting many qualities that make it a model for functional and comparative genomics studies in temperate grasses, cereals, and dedicated biofuel crops. The Brachypodium genome is currently being sequenced by the JGI. Read about Brachypodium and the sequencing project here. To download the complete 4x assembly click here or use the sequence extractor to download a short segment of sequence.

Resources on this site Brachypodium Genome browser >>> Browse the annotated Brachypodium 4x assembly which includes predicted genes, repetative elements, SSRs, and alignments of ESTs from wheat, barley and brachypodium. Comparative maps >>> The latest Brachypodium genetic and physical comparative maps aligned to rice and wheat (restricted access). Rice Genome browser >>> Brachypodium sequence data aligned to the annotated rice genome (TIGR annotation release v5). Other resources Brachypodium BLAST server Blast your sequences against the Brachypodium 4x assembly. For a local BLAST server click here The International Brachypodium Initiative (IBI) community portal Latest research updates, blast server and 4x assembly sequence download options (registration is required to download the assembly). BrachyBase A sister site providing a browsable annotated Brachypodium sequence including aligned Illumina reads. USDA Brachypodium Genome Resources Project The development site for Brachypodium Genome Resources. BrachyTAG Genetic transformation of Brachypodium distachyon (genotype Bd21) for functional genomics.

Maintained by Jon Wright Last modified: Wed Jun 18 12:09:47 BST 2008