The first dataset of de novo transcriptome assembly of Heterotrigona itama (Apidae, Meliponinae) queen larva.

ABSTRACT: Heterotrigona itama is a species of stingless bee recently domesticated (or reared) for honey production in a few Southeast Asian countries namely Malaysia and Indonesia. Being categorized in the clade Corbiculata together with the honeybees (Apis spp.) and bumble bees (Bombus spp.), the stingless bees are highly social in which the colony members are subjected to labor division where a queen functions as the reproductive caste. In this data article, we provide a resource encompassing a transcriptome profile (de novo assembled) from H. itama queen larva - the first report of transcriptome assembly for this species. The generated data is pivotal for the characterization of important genes and biological pathways in order to further improve our understanding on th

SUBMITTER: Tamizi AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7013129 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature