A linkage-based genome assembly for the mosquito aedes albopictus and identification of chromosomal regions affecting diapause

• Main Authors: Boyle, John H., Rastas, Pasi M. A., Huang, Xin, Garner, Austin G., Vythilingam, Indra, Armbruster, Peter A.
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/28236/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, is an invasive vector mosquito of substantial public health concern. The large genome size (similar to 1.19-1.28 Gb by cytofluorometric estimates), comprised of similar to 68% repetitive DNA sequences, has made it difficult to produce a high-quality genome...