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Published on: June 2, 2022
Genome of Drosophila suzukii, the spotted wing drosophila
Joanna C Chiu1, Xuanting Jiang, Li Zhao
1Department of Entomology and Nematology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616.
Abstract:
Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (spotted wing drosophila) has recently become a serious pest of a wide variety of fruit crops in the United States as well as in Europe, leading to substantial yearly crop losses. To enable basic and applied research of this important pest, we sequenced the D. suzukii genome to obtain a high-quality reference sequence. Here, we discuss the basic properties of the genome and transcriptome and describe patterns of genome evolution in D. suzukii and its close relatives. Our analyses and genome annotations are presented in a web portal, SpottedWingFlyBase, to facilitate public access.
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