Aquatic Insects Are Dramatically Underrepresented in Genomic Research
Aquatic insects comprise 10% of all insect diversity, can be found on every continent except Antarctica, and are key components of freshwater ecosystems. However, aquatic insect genome biology lags dramatically behind that of terrestrial insects. If genomic effort was spread evenly, one aquatic inse...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1a61f4afd65a4638a46f07f858c19418 2023-05-15T13:52:44+02:00 Aquatic Insects Are Dramatically Underrepresented in Genomic Research Scott Hotaling Joanna L. Kelley Paul B. Frandsen 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11090601 https://doaj.org/article/1a61f4afd65a4638a46f07f858c19418 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/9/601 https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4450 doi:10.3390/insects11090601 2075-4450 https://doaj.org/article/1a61f4afd65a4638a46f07f858c19418 Insects, Vol 11, Iss 601, p 601 (2020) Ephemeroptera Plecoptera Trichoptera Odonata Megaloptera genome biology Science Q article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11090601 2022-12-31T15:00:05Z Aquatic insects comprise 10% of all insect diversity, can be found on every continent except Antarctica, and are key components of freshwater ecosystems. However, aquatic insect genome biology lags dramatically behind that of terrestrial insects. If genomic effort was spread evenly, one aquatic insect genome would be sequenced for every ~9 terrestrial insect genomes. Instead, ~24 terrestrial insect genomes have been sequenced for every aquatic insect genome. This discrepancy is even more dramatic if the quality of genomic resources is considered; for instance, while no aquatic insect genome has been assembled to the chromosome level, 29 terrestrial insect genomes spanning four orders have. We argue that a lack of aquatic insect genomes is not due to any underlying difficulty (e.g., small body sizes or unusually large genomes), yet it is severely hampering aquatic insect research at both fundamental and applied scales. By expanding the availability of aquatic insect genomes, we will gain key insight into insect diversification and empower future research for a globally important taxonomic group. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Insects 11 9 601 |
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Aquatic insects comprise 10% of all insect diversity, can be found on every continent except Antarctica, and are key components of freshwater ecosystems. However, aquatic insect genome biology lags dramatically behind that of terrestrial insects. If genomic effort was spread evenly, one aquatic insect genome would be sequenced for every ~9 terrestrial insect genomes. Instead, ~24 terrestrial insect genomes have been sequenced for every aquatic insect genome. This discrepancy is even more dramatic if the quality of genomic resources is considered; for instance, while no aquatic insect genome has been assembled to the chromosome level, 29 terrestrial insect genomes spanning four orders have. We argue that a lack of aquatic insect genomes is not due to any underlying difficulty (e.g., small body sizes or unusually large genomes), yet it is severely hampering aquatic insect research at both fundamental and applied scales. By expanding the availability of aquatic insect genomes, we will gain key insight into insect diversification and empower future research for a globally important taxonomic group. |
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Aquatic Insects Are Dramatically Underrepresented in Genomic Research |
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Aquatic Insects Are Dramatically Underrepresented in Genomic Research |
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