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Genotyping Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Mitochondrial Genome by Pyrosequencing
Published on: February 10, 2023
The genome sequence of the Carline Skipper, Pyrgus carlinae (Rambur, 1839) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)
Yannick Chittaro1, Daniel Linke2, Kay Lucek3
1Info fauna, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Abstract:
We present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Pyrgus carlinae (Carline Skipper; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 808.07 megabases and 554.08 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.18%) is scaffolded into 25 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 15.43 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 14 216 protein-coding genes. This work is part of Project Psyche, a collaborative programme generating genomes for European butterflies and moths.
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