TY - CHAP
T1 - Comparative Evolutionary Genomics in Insects
AU - Feldmeyer, Barbara
AU - Bornberg-Bauer, Erich
AU - Dohmen, Elias
AU - Fouks, Bertrand
AU - Heckenhauer, Jacqueline
AU - Huylmans, Ann Kathrin
AU - Jones, Alun R. C.
AU - Stolle, Eckart
AU - Harrison, Mark C.
PY - 2024/6/1
Y1 - 2024/6/1
N2 - Genome sequencing quality, in terms of both read length and accuracy, is constantly improving. By combining long-read sequencing technologies with various scaffolding techniques, chromosome-level genome assemblies are now achievable at an affordable price for non-model organisms. Insects represent an exciting taxon for studying the genomic underpinnings of evolutionary innovations, due to ancient origins, immense species-richness, and broad phenotypic diversity. Here we summarize some of the most important methods for carrying out a comparative genomics study on insects. We describe available tools and offer concrete tips on all stages of such an endeavor from DNA extraction through genome sequencing, annotation, and several evolutionary analyses. Along the way we describe important insect-specific aspects, such as DNA extraction difficulties or gene families that are particularly difficult to annotate, and offer solutions. We describe results from several examples of comparative genomics analyses on insects to illustrate the fascinating questions that can now be addressed in this new age of genomics research.
AB - Genome sequencing quality, in terms of both read length and accuracy, is constantly improving. By combining long-read sequencing technologies with various scaffolding techniques, chromosome-level genome assemblies are now achievable at an affordable price for non-model organisms. Insects represent an exciting taxon for studying the genomic underpinnings of evolutionary innovations, due to ancient origins, immense species-richness, and broad phenotypic diversity. Here we summarize some of the most important methods for carrying out a comparative genomics study on insects. We describe available tools and offer concrete tips on all stages of such an endeavor from DNA extraction through genome sequencing, annotation, and several evolutionary analyses. Along the way we describe important insect-specific aspects, such as DNA extraction difficulties or gene families that are particularly difficult to annotate, and offer solutions. We describe results from several examples of comparative genomics analyses on insects to illustrate the fascinating questions that can now be addressed in this new age of genomics research.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-0716-3838-5_16
DO - 10.1007/978-1-0716-3838-5_16
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-1-0716-3837-8
SN - 978-1-0716-3840-8
T3 - Methods in Molecular Biology
SP - 473
EP - 514
BT - Comparative Genomics
A2 - Setubal, João Carlos
A2 - Stadler, Peter F.
A2 - Stoye, Jens
PB - Humana Press
CY - New York, NY
ER -