Complete mitochondrial genome. Using long-read sequencing, we resolved the full mitochondrial genome, including the control region.
I’m jealous of everyone who got to be there! I met Dr. Moreau at the Evolution conference, and her SSB presidential talk was inspiring. Definitely don’t miss her talk if you get the chance!
Here are some highlights:
Chromosome-level assembly. One of the most complete beetle genomes assemble with strong metrics in both contiguity and completeness (BUSCO 99.3%).
I’m excited to share that we’ve successfully assembled the genome of the Formosan long-armed beetle (Cheirotonus formosanus) to chromosome level with both high contiguity and completeness.
@ecol-evol.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Sean Chien
Sean Chien
Sean Chien
BRAKER4 is about to hatch. It now also covers functional annotation for protein sequences... #genomeannotation
Chromosomal rearrangements: tempo and mode of karyotype evolution in Scarabaeoidea
@seanchien.bsky.social & Heath Blackmon @tamu.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Sean Chien
Sex chromosome identification. We identified both the X and Y chromosomes. Assembling the Y chromosome is challenging due to its highly degraded and repetitive content. Using a quotient approach, we successfully characterized it and even found KDM5D, a gene known to be Y-linked in mammals.
Abstract. Karyotype evolution, including changes in chromosome number and structure, is a fundamental process that can influence genome organization and sp
