Title |
Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) transcriptome assembly and genomic analysis of population structure
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Published in |
BMC Genomics, March 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2164-15-195 |
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Authors |
Lex E Flagel, Raman Bansal, Randall A Kerstetter, Mao Chen, Matthew Carroll, Ronald Flannagan, Thomas Clark, Barry S Goldman, Andy P Michel |
Abstract |
Western corn rootworm (WCR) is one of the most significant insect pests of maize in North America. WCR has dramatically increased its range in the last century, invading key maize production areas in the US and abroad. In addition, this species has a history of evolving traits that allow it to escape various control options. Improved genetic and genomic resources are crucial tools for understanding population history and the genetic basis of trait evolution. Here we produce and analyze a transcriptome assembly for WCR. We also perform whole genome population resequencing, and combine these resources to better understand the evolutionary history of WCR. |
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