Wellcome Open Research (Jun 2024)

The genome sequence of the Banded Burying beetle, Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824 [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]

  • Gavin R. Broad,
  • Ian Barnes,
  • Chris Fletcher,
  • Ashleigh L. Whiffin,
  • Inez Januszczak,
  • Liam M. Crowley

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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We present a genome assembly from a female Nicrophorus investigator (Banded Burying beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Silphidae). The genome sequence is 202.3 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 7 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 23.3 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 11,046 protein coding genes.

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