title: Segmental duplications in the silkworm genome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Segmental duplications (SDs) or low-copy repeats play important roles in both gene and genome evolution. SDs have been extensively investigated in many organisms, however, there is no information about SDs in the silkworm, Bombyx mori.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this study, we identified and annotated the SDs in the silkworm genome. Our results suggested that SDs constitute ~1.4% of the silkworm genome sequence (≥1 kb in length and ≥90% in the identity of sequence); the number is similar to that in Drosophila melanogaster but smaller than mammalian organisms. Almost half (42%) of the SD sequences are not assigned to chromosomes, indicating that the SDs are challenges for the assembling of genome sequences. We also provided experimental validation of large duplications using qPCR. The analysis of SD content indicated that the genes related to immunity, detoxification, reproduction, and environmental signal recognition are significantly enriched in the silkworm SDs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results suggested that segmental duplications have been problematic for sequencing and assembling of the silkworm genome. SDs may have important biological significances in immunity, detoxification, reproduction, and environmental signal recognition in the silkworm. This study provides insight into the evolution of the silkworm genome and an invaluable resource for insect genomics research.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Zhenglin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kasahara
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: Ze
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D012831:Bombyx / Q000235:genetics*; D049750:Genome, Insect; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods; D056916:Segmental Duplications, Genomic
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