A heterozygous moth genome provides insights into herbivory and detoxification
Institute of Applied Ecology · Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University · +14 more institutions
Abstract
Minsheng You and colleagues report the whole-genome sequence of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. Their transcriptome analysis from different life stages, together with comparative genomic and phylogenetic analysis, provides insights into herbivore evolution and insect adaptation to plant feeding and detoxification. How an insect evolves to become a successful herbivore is of profound biological and practical importance. Herbivores are often adapted to feed on a specific group of evolutionarily and biochemically related host plants1, but the genetic and molecular bases for adaptation to plant defense compounds remain poorly understood2. We report the first whole-genome sequence of a basal lepidopteran…
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- 24.98
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Authors
53- MYMinsheng YouCorresponding
Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
- ZYZhen Yue
BGI Group (China)
- WHWeiyi He
Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
- XYXinhua Yang
BGI Group (China)
- GYGuang Yang
Institute of Applied Ecology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
Topics & keywords
- Biology
- Diamondback moth
- Herbivore
- Plutella
- Adaptation (eye)
- Insect
- Evolutionary biology
- Genome