The gastropod snail Lottia gigantea is the first genome sequenced from the Lophotrochozoans clade, one of three major bilaterian clades. Molluscs, which include L. gigantea, are among the most diverse
Small non-coding RNAs play a pivotal role in gene regulation, repression of transposable element and viral activity in various organisms. Among the various categories of these small non-coding RNAs, m