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Clitarchus hookeri

Summary
Analysis
Assembly Stats
Other Information
Summary
Resource Type
Organism
Genus
Clitarchus
Species
hookeri
Common Name
smooth stick insect
Description

Assembling large genomes: analysis of the stick insect (Clitarchus hookeri) genome reveals a highly repetitive genome and sex-biased genes associated with reproduction.
Publication
Wu C, Twort VG, Crowhurst RN, Newcomb RD, Buckley TR. Assembling large genomes: analysis of the stick insect (Clitarchus hookeri) genome reveals a high repeat content and sex-biased genes associated with reproduction.. BMC genomics. 2017 Nov 16; 18(1):884.
Organism Image
Image Credit
Photo by Phil Bendle is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 New Zealand License
Analysis
NameProgramDate Constructed
Clitarchus hookeri genome assembly ASM277835v1 (GCA_002778355.1)SOAPdenovo2Nov 16th, 2017
Clitarchus hookeri annotations Clitarchus_hookeri_annotationMAKER2Feb 22nd, 2018
Ovary and Testis Cufflinks analysisCufflinksFeb 22nd, 2018
Ovariolar tips cufflinks analysisCufflinksFeb 22nd, 2018
Functional annotation of Clitarchus hookeri AgBase functional annotation pipelineJun 22nd, 2022
Assembly Stats
Contig N50
NA
Scaffold N50
316087
GC Content
39.38
Other Information
Community Contact
Chen Wu, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd.; Thomas Buckley, Landcare Research Ltd
Links
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