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The genome sequence of a hoverfly, Epistrophe eligans (Harris, 1780)
Olga Sivell1, Duncan Sivell1, Liam M Crowley2
1Natural History Museum, London, England, UK.
Wellcome Open Research
|September 2, 2024
Abstract:
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Epistrophe eligans (the Spring Epistrophe; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Syrphidae). The genome sequence is 405.9 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 5 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 16.93 kilobases in length.
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