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The genome sequence of the Common Heath moth, Hypomecis atomaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
Dominic Philips1, ,
1Natural History Museum, London, England, UK.
Abstract:
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Hypomecis atomaria (Common Heath; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Geometridae). The genome sequence has a total length of 690.01 megabases. Most of the assembly (99.95%) is scaffolded into 32 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.6 kilobases. 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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