Genome sequence of the wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus, a primitive hymenopteran and wheat pest, illuminates evolution of hymenopteran chemoreceptors
Hugh M. Robertson, Robert Michael Waterhouse, Kimberly K. O. Walden, Livio Ruzzante, Maarten J. M. F. Reijnders, Brad Steven Coates, Fabrice Legeai, Joanna C. Gress, Sezgi Biyiklioglu, David K. Weaver, Kevin W. Wanner, Hikmet Budak
The paper presents the genome of Cephus cinctus, a wheat pest, and analyzes its chemoreceptor evolution, identifying conserved and lineage-specific gene expansions.
Genome Biology and Evolution · Oct 12, 2018Peer-reviewedGenomics