Brown Susan J, Denell Robin E, Beeman Richard W
Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66505, USA.
Genet Res. 2003 Dec;82(3):155-61. doi: 10.1017/s0016672303006451.
The red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, has been selected for whole genome shotgun sequencing in the next year. In this minireview, we discuss some of the genetic and genomic tools and biological properties of Tribolium that have established its importance as an organism for agricultural and biomedical research as well as for studies of development and evolution. A Tribolium genomic database, Beetlebase, is being constructed to integrate genetic, genomic and biological data as it becomes available.
赤拟谷盗（Tribolium castaneum）已被选定在明年进行全基因组鸟枪法测序。在这篇小型综述中，我们讨论了赤拟谷盗的一些遗传和基因组工具以及生物学特性，这些特性确立了它作为农业和生物医学研究以及发育与进化研究的重要生物体的地位。一个赤拟谷盗基因组数据库Beetlebase正在构建中，以便在遗传、基因组和生物学数据可用时将它们整合起来。
