From macro to micro: De novo genomes of Aedes mosquitoes enable comparative genomics among close and distant relatives

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The yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) is an organism of high medical importance because it is the primary vector for diseases such as yellow fever, Zika, dengue, and chikungunya. Its medical importance has made it a subject of numerous efforts to understand its biology. One such effort was the development of a high-quality reference genome (AaegL5). However, this reference genome was sourced from a highly...

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