TY - JOUR
T1 - Chromosomal-level genome assembly of golden birdwing Troides aeacus (Felder & Felder, 1860)
AU - Hong Kong Biodiversity Genomics Consortium
AU - Hui, Jerome H. L.
AU - Chan, Ting Fung
AU - Chan, Leo Lai
AU - Cheung, Siu Gin
AU - Cheang, Chi Chiu
AU - Fang, James Kar Hei
AU - Gaitan-Espitia, Juan Diego
AU - Lau, Stanley Chun Kwan
AU - Sung, Yik Hei
AU - Wong, Chris Kong Chu
AU - Yip, Kevin Yuk Lap
AU - Wei, Yingying
AU - So, Wai Lok
AU - Nong, Wenyan
AU - Pun, Hydrogen Sui Fai
AU - Yau, Wing Kwong
AU - Chiu, Colleen Yuk Lin
AU - Chan, Sammi Shan Shan
AU - Man, Kacy Ka Ling
AU - Yip, Ho Yin
N1 - Funding information:
This work was funded and supported by the Hong Kong Research Grant Council Collaborative Research Fund (C4015-20EF), CUHK Strategic Seed Funding for Collaborative Research Scheme (3133356), and CUHK Group Research Scheme (3110154).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/4/25
Y1 - 2024/4/25
N2 - The golden birdwing Troides aeacus (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae), a significant species in Asia, faces habitat loss due to urbanization and human activities, necessitating its protection. However, the lack of genomic resources hinders our understanding of their biology and diversity, and impedes our conservation efforts based on genetic information or markers. Here, we present the first chromosomal-level genome assembly of T. aeacus using PacBio SMRT and Omni-C scaffolding technologies. The assembled genome (351 Mb) contains 98.94% of the sequences anchored to 30 pseudo-molecules. The genome assembly has high sequence continuity with contig length N50 = 11.67 Mb and L50 = 14, and scaffold length N50 = 12.2 Mb and L50 = 13. A total of 24,946 protein-coding genes were predicted, with high BUSCO score completeness (98.8% and 94.7% of genome and proteome BUSCO, respectively. This genome offers a significant resource for understanding the swallowtail butterfly biology and carrying out its conservation.
AB - The golden birdwing Troides aeacus (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae), a significant species in Asia, faces habitat loss due to urbanization and human activities, necessitating its protection. However, the lack of genomic resources hinders our understanding of their biology and diversity, and impedes our conservation efforts based on genetic information or markers. Here, we present the first chromosomal-level genome assembly of T. aeacus using PacBio SMRT and Omni-C scaffolding technologies. The assembled genome (351 Mb) contains 98.94% of the sequences anchored to 30 pseudo-molecules. The genome assembly has high sequence continuity with contig length N50 = 11.67 Mb and L50 = 14, and scaffold length N50 = 12.2 Mb and L50 = 13. A total of 24,946 protein-coding genes were predicted, with high BUSCO score completeness (98.8% and 94.7% of genome and proteome BUSCO, respectively. This genome offers a significant resource for understanding the swallowtail butterfly biology and carrying out its conservation.
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U2 - 10.46471/gigabyte.122
DO - 10.46471/gigabyte.122
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85193733839
SN - 2709-4715
JO - GigaByte
JF - GigaByte
ER -
