First draft of the pig genome
http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Info/Press/2009/091102.shtml
03-Nov-2009 (16 years 7 months 3 days ago)A global collaborative has produced a first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig, an achievement that will lead to insights in agriculture, medicine, conservation and evolution.
A red-haired Duroc pig from a farm at the University of Illinois will now be among the growing list of domesticated animals that have had their genomes sequenced.