Friday, March 29, 2024
spot_img

State’s beetle genome mapped

Date:

Share post:

spot_img
spot_img

SHILLONG: For the first time, researchers from ICAR Research Complex for NEH Umiam have mapped the mitochondrial genome of a beetle. Known as guava trunk borer, the beetle thrives on the guava and litchi trees in the Northeastern region of India.
To address the issue, an international research team, which included scientists from the ICAR Research Complex, Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana and the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi, has sequenced the mitochondrial genome of the beetle collected from the state.
Decoding its mitochondrial genes will be useful for DNA bar-coding, a method of identifying species of different organisms based on a short and standardised fragment of genomic DNA. Aristobiareticulator (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is also known as guava trunk borer, litchi stem borer or litchi longhorn beetle.
To address the issue and to generate the genomic resources especially for the coleopteran family, Cerambycidae, a complete mitochondrial genome was successfully sequenced and characterized. Dr G T Behere, Principal Scientist (Agril Entomology) and Principal Investigator of the project added that the size of complete mitochondrial genome of A.reticulator was determined to be 15838 bp long and circular in nature and has total of 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes and one control region (A+T-rich region).

spot_img
spot_img

Related articles

Adah Sharma’s fitness mantra: Workouts should always be fun, best with friends

Shillong, March 29: Actress Adah Sharma, who is a practitioner of weapon-based martial art Silambam, has shared the...

Delhi HC to examine Google’s Advertising terms for legal remedies in India

Shillong, March 29: The Delhi High Court has said that it will examine whether the terms of Google’s...

Salman’s update on ‘Dabangg 4′: ‘Jaise hi dono bhai ek script mein lock hojayengay’

Shillong, March 29: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has shared an update on the fourth instalment of his popular...

RBI to shut Rs 2000 banknote exchange facility for a day on April 1

Shillong, March 29: The RBI announced on Thursday that the facility for exchange and deposit of Rs 2000...