About the Project
The HGSC is sequencing the Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor, in collaboration with Jeff Stuart at Purdue University funded by the USDA. The Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) has a small genome (158 Mb) and polytene chromosomes. It is the world’s most important pest of wheat and a reemerging pest in the United States. It is also a representative of other insect pest species in the dipteran family Cecidomyiidae, and a representative of plant parasites.
The Hessian fly has one of the most detailed physical maps of any insect genome. This whole genome shotgun sequencing project is applying the 454 sequencing platform, to take advantage of lower cost relative to traditional Sanger sequencing.
Funding for this project has been provided by: the USDA (CRESS award 2008-35302-18816)
Access to the Data
Details about the physical map can be found here.
Version 0.5 of the assembly, Mdes_0.5 is available for download using the FTP Data link in the sidebar. The assembly is described in detail in the README in that directory. Mdes_0.5 is a preliminary genome assembly that has not been localized to chromosomes.
The BLAST link is located in the sidebar.
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