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Cryptic Diversity and Impacts of Domestication in the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Genome.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 May 2026
Generalovic Tomas N, Sandrock Christoph, Roberts Benjamin J, Meier Joana I, Hauser Martin, Warren Ian A, Pipan Miha, Durbin Richard, Jiggins Chris D
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The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is the main species in the developing global industry of insects as food and feed, but little is known about its natural diversity or the genetic basis of its domestication. We obtained whole-genome sequences for 54 individuals from both wild and captive populations. We identified two major genetic clusters at least 3 million years divergent, revealing cryptic diversity...
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