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Three Drosophila genomes added

11:38 30 December 2022 in General News, Web Version
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We added genomes from the Drosophila genus: D.melanogaster, D.simulans, and D.yakuba.

For now, the sequences are annotated using RefSeq gene models from NCBI. Aligning and comparing the genomic sequences by the ortholog genes reveals clear structural rearrangements.

Synteny matrix comparing two full genomes: D.melanogaster and D.yakuba
Structural rearrangements in three chromosomes 3R from D.melanogaster, D.simulans, and D.yakuba

See the it live in Persephone: https://web.persephonesoft.com/?bookmark=268C8A61DEDEE19262B5009F6E0E14D2