i5k n0193 Oncopeltus fasciatus
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i5K Nomination for Oncopeltus fasciatus
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| Species | Oncopeltus fasciatus |
| Community size | 30 |
| Genome size | 975 |
| Importance | Agriculture, Model Organism |
| Impact | Evolutionary Branching |
| Justification | Oncopeltus was a main model organism for biochemistry and physiology for many years, and is still in use for those purposes by some groups. Lately it has become one of several new evo-devo models. It branches at the base of the holometabolous radiation and proves to be very convenient as a lab animal for embryology. RNAi and in situ are established, and a preliminary transcriptome has been published. It is also a (minor) crop pest. |
| Nominated by | Ariel Chipman, Hsiao-Ling Lu |
| Status | Nominated |
| Date | 2011/07/11 |
| Community support | 23 |