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Angelman syndrome is a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by the loss of the maternal Ubiquitin protein ligase E3A (UBE3A) allele, that was recently modeled and characterized in Yorkshire\/Landrace pigs. The paternal UBE3A allele is intact but silenced in neurons of the central nervous system by the long non-coding RNA and polycistronic transcription unit Small Nuclear Host Gene 14 (SNHG14). Targeting SNHG14 to reactivate the paternal UBE3A allele is a therapeutic approach for Angelman syndrome currently under investigation. However, the current pig reference genome (Sscrofa11.1) misassembles the highly complex SNHG14 locus, hindering accurate targeting and regulatory studies in this model. Using PacBio HiFi and Hi-C sequencing, we generated a chromosome-level assembly for an Angelman syndrome pig model and fully resolved the SNHG14 locus without gaps. 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