Genome assembly of the southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmerman) reveal the origins of gene content reduction in Dendroctonus
Megan Copeland, Shelby Landa, Adekola Owoyemi, Michelle M. Jonika, James M. Alfieri, J. Spencer Johnston, Terrence Pradakshana Sylvester, Bethany R. Kyre, Zachary Hoover, Carl E. Hjelmen, Lynne K. Rieske, Heath Blackmon, Claudio Casola
The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of the southern pine beetle and identifies gene content reduction and annotation biases in the Dendroctonus clade.
Royal Society Open Science · Dec 1, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics