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Title: THE TRIBOLIUM GENOME SEQUENCING PROJECT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR DIABROTICA GENETICS RESEARCH

Author
item Lorenzen, Marce
item BROWN, SUSAN - KANSAS STATE UNIV
item Beeman, Richard

Submitted to: International Diabrotica Conference Proceedings
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/14/2004
Publication Date: 12/14/2005
Citation: Lorenzen, M.D., Brown, S.J., Beeman, R.W. 2005. The tribolium genome sequencing project and its implications for diabrotica genetics research. International Diabrotica Conference Proceedings, Kansas City, MO.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The genome of Tribolium castaneum, the red flour beetle, is currently being sequenced at the Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine. Tribolium is the only beetle whose genome will have been entirely sequenced. For this reason the Tribolium genome project is of particular relevance to those involved in research on other beetle species. Little is known about the degree of sequence conservation or about the possible existence of blocks of conserved synteny within the order Coleoptera. The current state of the Tribolium sequencing project, data management and data access will be discussed. In addition, results of comparisons between a number of Diabrotica expressed sequence tags (ESTs) and corresponding sequences in the Tribolium genome will be discussed.