Genome assembly of Danaus chrysippus and comparison with the Monarch Danaus plexippus.

ABSTRACT: Milkweed butterflies in the genus Danaus are studied in a diverse range of research fields including the neurobiology of migration, biochemistry of plant detoxification, host-parasite interactions, evolution of sex chromosomes, and speciation. We have assembled a nearly chromosomal genome for Danaus chrysippus (known as the African Monarch, African Queen, and Plain Tiger) using long-read sequencing data. This species is of particular interest for the study of genome structural change and its consequences for evolution. Comparison with the genome of the North American Monarch Danaus plexippus reveals generally strong synteny but highlights 3 inversion differences. The 3 chromosomes involved were previously found to carry peaks of intraspecific differentiation in D. chrysippus in Africa, sug

SUBMITTER: Singh KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210279 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature