Genome Annotation Output

Temperature oscillations in the Arctic may present a unique opportunity to study  how insect species respond to such changes. <i>Aeshna juncea, </i>a Holarctic species of the family Aeshnidae thrives in this environment; molecular adaptations that allow it to survive in the Arctic have yet to be evaluated. Here, we present the first assembled and annotated draft genome assembly and annotation of <i>A. juncea</i>. The assembly is both highly contiguous and complete. This resource is presented and used here to provide further evidence that transposons and unclassified repetitive elements are a major driver behind genome size variation in Odonata and show that the effective population size of <i>A. juncea </i>populations from Alaska went through severe bottlenecks during the most recent ice age. We believe this genome will be an important resource to the Odonatology community moving forward.