A Chromosome-level genome assembly of the black ant Formica fusca
Hao Chen, Shuo Jin, Zicen Li, Haonan Duanmu, Chenghao Huang, Jing Liang, Runguo Shu, Fei Li, Shuping Wang, Kang He · 2025
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Hao Chen and co-authors present, in a 2025 paper, the first chromosome level genome assembly of the black ant, a model for studying social behavior and chemical communication in insects. Ants live in colonies with rich division of labor, and a full genome helps trace the genes behind that life.
The assembly was built with long, accurate DNA reads plus a scaffolding method that uses how DNA folds in the cell. It spans about 535 million bases, anchored to 27 chromosomes. More than two thirds of it is repetitive DNA. The team annotated about 13,269 protein coding genes. A standard quality measure for the scaffold length came out strong. The authors offer the genome as a resource for work on insect social organization. It should also support studies of how ants talk with chemicals, a sense central to colony life.
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| CREATOR | Hao Chen, Shuo Jin, Zicen Li, Haonan Duanmu, Chenghao Huang, Jing Liang, Runguo Shu, Fei Li, Shuping Wang, Kang He |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |