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  • Title: A chromosome-level assembly of the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus genome with annotation of its repetitive elements.
    Author: Arnqvist G, Westerberg I, Galbraith J, Sayadi A, Scofield DG, Olsen RA, Immonen E, Bonath F, Ewels P, Suh A.
    Journal: G3 (Bethesda); 2024 Feb 07; 14(2):. PubMed ID: 38092066.
    Abstract:
    Callosobruchus maculatus is a major agricultural pest of legume crops worldwide and an established model system in ecology and evolution. Yet, current molecular biological resources for this species are limited. Here, we employ Hi-C sequencing to generate a greatly improved genome assembly and we annotate its repetitive elements in a dedicated in-depth effort where we manually curate and classify the most abundant unclassified repeat subfamilies. We present a scaffolded chromosome-level assembly, which is 1.01 Gb in total length with 86% being contained within the 9 autosomes and the X chromosome. Repetitive sequences accounted for 70% of the total assembly. DNA transposons covered 18% of the genome, with the most abundant superfamily being Tc1-Mariner (9.75% of the genome). This new chromosome-level genome assembly of C. maculatus will enable future genetic and evolutionary studies not only of this important species but of beetles more generally.
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