A High-Quality Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Comparative Analyses Provide Insights into the Adaptation of <i>Chrysomya megacephala</i> (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera: Calliphoridae).

ABSTRACT: Chrysomya megacephala, as one of the common blowflies, displays biological characteristics, such as ovoviviparity and carrion-feeding adaptation. Thus, this species is generally considered of significant ecological, medical, and forensic importance. However, without a high-quality pseudo-chromosome genome for C. megacephala, elucidating its evolutionary trajectory proved difficult. Herein, we assembled and analyzed a high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the C. megacephala, combined with PacBio HiFi long reads, Hi-C data, and Illumina reads. The pseudo-chromosomes assembly of C. megacephala spans 629.44 Mb, with 97.05% anchored to five chromosomes. Final assembly includes 1056 contigs (N50 = 1.68 Mb), and 97 scaffolds (N50 = 121.37 Mb), achieving 98.9

SUBMITTER: Zhang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12383674 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature