Chromosomal-Level Reference Genome for the Chinese Endemic Pygmy Grasshopper, Zhengitettix transpicula, Sheds Light on Tetrigidae Evolution and Advancing Conservation Efforts
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Specimen Acquisition
2.2. Genomic and Transcriptomic Sequencing
2.3. Sequencing Data Quality Control
2.4. Estimating Genomic Size and Heterozygosity
2.5. Genomic Assembly and Evaluation of Quality
2.6. Comparative Genomic Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Genome Assembly
3.2. Low Genetic Heterozygosity Suggests a Small Effective Population Size in Z. transpicula
3.3. Divergence Time Estimation and Gene Family Expansion/Construction Analysis
3.4. Divergent Evolution of the CYP305m2 Gene in Tetrigidae and Acrididae
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Guan, D.-L.; Chen, Y.-Z.; Qin, Y.-C.; Li, X.-D.; Deng, W.-A. Chromosomal-Level Reference Genome for the Chinese Endemic Pygmy Grasshopper, Zhengitettix transpicula, Sheds Light on Tetrigidae Evolution and Advancing Conservation Efforts. Insects 2024, 15, 223. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15040223
Guan D-L, Chen Y-Z, Qin Y-C, Li X-D, Deng W-A. Chromosomal-Level Reference Genome for the Chinese Endemic Pygmy Grasshopper, Zhengitettix transpicula, Sheds Light on Tetrigidae Evolution and Advancing Conservation Efforts. Insects. 2024; 15(4):223. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15040223
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuan, De-Long, Ya-Zhen Chen, Ying-Can Qin, Xiao-Dong Li, and Wei-An Deng. 2024. "Chromosomal-Level Reference Genome for the Chinese Endemic Pygmy Grasshopper, Zhengitettix transpicula, Sheds Light on Tetrigidae Evolution and Advancing Conservation Efforts" Insects 15, no. 4: 223. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15040223