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The genome sequence of the peppered moth, Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758.

ABSTRACT: We present a genome assembly from an individual male Biston betularia (the peppered moth; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Geometridae). The genome sequence is 405 megabases in span. The majority of the assembly (99.99%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the Z sex chromosome assembled.Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl has identified 12,251 protein coding genes.

SUBMITTER: Boyes D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061035 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The genome sequence of the peppered moth, Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758.

Boyes Douglas D Wright Charlotte C

Wellcome open research 20220317

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Biston betularia (the peppered moth; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Geometridae). The genome sequence is 405 megabases in span. The majority of the assembly (99.99%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the Z sex chromosome assembled.Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl has identified 12,251 protein coding genes. ...[more]

PMID: 37008251

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