Arthropod genomics beyond fruit flies: bridging the gap between proximate and ultimate causation.

Abstract

Many of us can still remember the publication of the Drosophila melanogaster genome sequence [1]. This new resource enhanced the research toolkit for this species, which included laboratory protocols for rearing, mutagenesis, crossing, phenotyping, establishing stable lines, extracting nucleic acids, creating transgenic individuals and in situ imaging [2, 3]. The combined toolkit brought extensive insight into the molecular...