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Genome assembly of the flour beetle Tribolium freemani
Aim of this study was to sequence the Kashmir flour beetle Tribolium freemani. It is the closest sibling species of well-studied and representative coleopteran species Tribolium castaeum. Sequencing was performed with PacBio HiFi technology and approximate 74-fold of genome coverage. Using the well-assembled T. castaneum genome as a reference, we assembled 262 Mb of the T. freemani genomic sequence and anchored it in 10 linkage groups corresponding to nine autosomes and sex chromosome X. The assembly showed 99.8% completeness of conserved insect genes, indicating a high-quality reference genome.
Aim of this study was to sequence the Kashmir flour beetle Tribolium freemani. It is the closest sibling species of well-studied and representative coleopteran species Tribolium castaeum. Sequencing was performed with PacBio HiFi technology and approximate 74-fold of genome coverage. Using the well-assembled T. castaneum genome as a reference, we assembled 262 Mb of the T. freemani genomic sequence and anchored it in 10 linkage groups corresponding to nine autosomes and sex chromosome X. The assembly showed 99.8% completeness of conserved insect genes, indicating a high-quality reference genome.