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Uncovering the novel characteristics of Asian honey bee, Apis cerana, by whole genome sequencing

BMC Genomics · 2015 · Vol. 16(1) · pp. 1–1

Doori Park✉(Seoul National University)Je Won Jung(Seoul National University)Beom‐Soon Choi(Seoul National University)Murukarthick Jayakodi(Seoul National University)Jeong‐Soo Lee(Seoul National University)Jong-Sung Lim(Seoul National University)Yeisoo Yu(University of Arizona)Yong‐Soo Choi(Rural Development Administration)Myeong-Lyeol Lee(Rural Development Administration)Yoonseong Park(Kansas State University)Ik‐Young Choi(Seoul National University)Tae‐Jin Yang(Seoul National University)Owain R. Edwards(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)Gyoungju Nah(Seoul National University)Hyung Wook Kwon(Seoul National University)

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Abstract

This first report of the whole genome sequence of A. cerana provides resources for comparative sociogenomics, especially in the field of social insect communication. These important tools will contribute to a better understanding of the complex behaviors and natural biology of the Asian honey bee and to anticipate its future evolutionary trajectory.

Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Insect and Pesticide Research Plant and animal studiesApis ceranaHoney beeBiologyGenomeEvolutionary biologyWhole genome sequencingGeneGeneticsComparative genomicsDNA sequencing

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AnimalsAsiaBeesImmune SystemPhylogenySequence Analysis, DNAReceptors, OdorantGenome, InsectReceptors, Ionotropic GlutamateHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingTranscriptome