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A High-Quality De novo Genome Assembly from a Single Mosquito Using PacBio Sequencing.
Sarah B Kingan, Haynes Heaton, Juliana Cudini, Christine C Lambert, Primo Baybayan, Brendan D Galvin, Richard Durbin, Jonas Korlach, Mara Kn Lawniczak
Apr 09, 2019
A high-quality reference genome is a fundamental resource for functional genetics, comparative genomics, and population genomics, and is increasingly important for conservation biology. PacBio Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT)...
Assessing genotype-phenotype associations in three dorsal colour morphs in the meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (L.) (Hemiptera
Ana SB Rodrigues, Sara E Silva, Francisco Pina-Martins, João Loureiro, Mariana Castro, Karim Gharbi, Kevin P Johnson, Christopher H Dietrich, Paulo AV Borges, José A Quartau, Chris D Jiggins, Octávio S Paulo, Sofia G Seabra
Mar 21, 2019
BACKGROUND: Colour polymorphisms are common among animal species. When combined with genetic and ecological data, these polymorphisms can be excellent systems in which to understand adaptation and the molecular changes...
Association study colour polymorphism Meadow spittlebug de novo genome assembly De novo transcriptome assembly Animals Gene Expression Profiling Genetic Association Studies Genome Size Genomics hemiptera Insect Proteins Phylogeny Polymorphism Single Nucleotide Quantitative Trait Loci Skin Pigmentation
The genome of the giant Nomura's jellyfish sheds light on the early evolution of active predation.
Hak-Min Kim, Jessica A Weber, Nayoung Lee, Seung Gu Park, Yun Sung Cho, Youngjune Bhak, Nayun Lee, Yeonsu Jeon, Sungwon Jeon, Victor Luria, Amir Karger, Marc W Kirschner, Ye Jin Jo, Seonock Woo, Kyoungsoon Shin, Oksung Chung, Jae-Chun Ryu, Hyung-Soon Yim, Jung-Hyun Lee, Jeremy S Edwards, Andrea Manica, Jong Bhak, Seungshic Yum
Apr 16, 2019
BACKGROUND: Unique among cnidarians, jellyfish have remarkable morphological and biochemical innovations that allow them to actively hunt in the water column and were some of the first animals to become free-swimming. The class...