Reference genome of the ant Lasius platythorax
Barbara Feldmeyer, Nadège Guiglielmoni, Joseph Kirangwa, Florian Menzel, Judit Salces-Ortiz, Rosa Fernández, Elena Buena‐Atienza, Claúdio Ciofi, Maria Angela Diroma, Alessio Iannucci, Chiara Natali, Ann M. Mc Cartney, Olaf Rieß, Nicolas Casadei, Ann‐Marie Waldvogel
The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly for the ant Lasius platythorax using long-read sequencing and Hi-C, providing insights into the genomic basis of trait differentiation in ant species.
bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2023 · PreprintGenomics