Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) transcriptome assembly and genomic analysis of population structure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Western corn rootworm (WCR) is one of the most significant insect pests of maize in North America. WCR has dramatically increased its range in the last century, invading key maize production areas in the US and abroad. In addition, this species has a history of evolving traits that allow it to escape various control options. Improved genetic and genomic resources are crucial tools for understanding population history and the genetic basis of trait evolution. Here we produce and analyze a transcriptome assembly for WCR. We also perform whole genome population resequencing, and combine these resources to better understand the evolutionary history of WCR.

Results

The WCR transcriptome assembly presented here contains approximately 16,000 unigenes, many of which have

SUBMITTER: Flagel LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4004143 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature