A draft sequence for the genome of the domesticated silkworm (Bombyx mori).
We report a draft sequence for the genome of the domesticated silkworm (Bombyx mori), covering 90.9% of all known silkworm genes. Our estimated gene count is 18,510, which exceeds the 13,379 genes reported for Drosophila melanogaster. Comparative analyses to fruitfly, mosquito, spider, and butterfly reveal both similarities and differences in gene content.
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Southwest Agricultural University, Chongqing Beibei, 400716, China. xiaqy@swau.cq.cn
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D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000235:genetics; D019521:Body Patterning / Q000235:genetics; D012831:Bombyx / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D002080:Butterflies / Q000235:genetics; D019295:Computational Biology; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism; D020224:Expressed Sequence Tags; D005260:Female; D005801:Genes, Homeobox; D017344:Genes, Insect; D016678:Genome; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics; D007301:Insect Hormones / Q000235:genetics; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D019849:Sex Determination Processes; D013112:Spiders / Q000235:genetics; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000254:growth & development
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D007301:Insect Hormones; D019476:Insect Proteins