Insect Transcriptomics
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Molecular Biology and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 73
Special Issue Editor
Interests: insect molecular biology; insect genomics; invasive species; genetic characterization of mass-reared insect colonies; forensic DNA analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
The use of the transcriptome as a research tool has dramatically changed how we approach genetic studies of insect species. A transcriptome may be generated de novo from any species of interest, thereby granting much greater freedom in choosing interesting insect species to characterize. The transcriptome represents only the set of gene products that are expressed at specific times and/or in specific tissues in individuals of a species, and this brings the advantage of being a genome-level study that generates a dataset considerably smaller and more manageable than a complete genome characterization. However, it may also mean that multiple transcriptomes may need to be generated to obtain a complete picture of the genetic composition of a species. Nevertheless, the relative ease with which transcriptomes can be generated and characterized today has revealed fascinating insights into the great diversity of species found in the world of insects. This Special Issue on Insect Transcriptomics will afford researchers an opportunity to publish the most current research on a wide range of topics.
Prof. Dr. David S. Haymer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gene expression
- regulation of gene expression
- development
- temporal patterns of expression
- tissue-specific patterns of expression
- genome characterization
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