1. The genome sequence of the Violet Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1785): a hymenopteran species undergoing range expansion.
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Nash WJ, Man A, McTaggart S, Baker K, Barker T, Catchpole L, Durrant A, Gharbi K, Irish N, Kaithakottil G, Ku D, Providence A, Shaw F, Swarbreck D, Watkins C, McCartney AM, Formenti G, Mouton A, Vella N, von Reumont BM, Vella A, and Haerty W
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- Animals, Bees genetics, Male, Genome, Insect, Molecular Sequence Annotation, Sequence Analysis, DNA methods, Genome, Mitochondrial
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We present a reference genome assembly from an individual male Violet Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea, Linnaeus 1758). The assembly is 1.02 gigabases in span. 48% of the assembly is scaffolded into 17 pseudo-chromosomal units. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 21.8 kilobases in length. The genome is highly repetitive, likely representing a highly heterochromatic architecture expected of bees from the genus Xylocopa. We also use an evidence-based methodology to annotate 10,152 high confidence coding genes. This genome was sequenced as part of the pilot project of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) and represents an important addition to the genomic resources available for Hymenoptera., Competing Interests: Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Research Ethics statement: No approval of research ethics committees was required to accomplish the goals of this study because experimental work was conducted with an unregulated invertebrate species., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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- 2024
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