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The genome sequence of the Scalloped Hook-tip moth, Falcaria lacertinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Andy Griffiths1,2, Tom Prescott3,
1Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, England, UK.
Abstract:
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Falcaria lacertinaria (the Scalloped Hook-tip; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Drepanidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 300.20 megabases. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 32 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 16.07 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 11,709 protein-coding genes.
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