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The draft genome sequence of the Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus septentrionalis towards an understanding of horn formation.
Scientific reports - 30 May 2023
Morita Shinichi, Shibata Tomoko F, Nishiyama Tomoaki, Kobayashi Yuuki, Yamaguchi Katsushi, Toga Kouhei, Ohde Takahiro, Gotoh Hiroki, Kojima Takaaki, Weber Jesse N, Salvemini Marco, Bino Takahiro, Mase Mutsuki, Nakata Moe, Mori Tomoko, Mori Shogo, Cornette Richard, Sakura Kazuki, Lavine Laura C, Emlen Douglas J, Niimi Teruyuki, Shigenobu Shuji
Abstract excerpt
The Japanese rhinoceros beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus is a giant beetle with distinctive exaggerated horns present on the head and prothoracic regions of the male. T. dichotomus has been used as a research model in various fields such as evolutionary developmental biology, ecology, ethology, biomimetics, and drug discovery. In this study, de novo assembly of 615 Mb, representing 80% of the genome estimated by flow...
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