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Published on: April 21, 2023
The genome sequence of the Scarce Vapourer, Orgyia recens (Hübner, 1819) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)
Mick Acourt1, ,
1Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sutton Fen, England, UK.
Abstract:
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Orgyia recens (Scarce Vapourer; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Erebidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 533.68 megabases and 485.54 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.76%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.47 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 10 917 protein-coding genes. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.
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