Honey Bee Genome Resources

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NCBI Web Resources:
 Global Query. Query all NCBI Entrez databases in one step.
 BLAST. Compare your sequence to different bee-specific sequences.
 Clone Registry. Find information about specific BAC clones, including sequencing status and end sequence information.
 dbSNP. Database of SNPs and other genetic variation.
 Entrez Gene. Focal point for genes and associated information.
 e-PCR. Check your sequence for STSs and view in a genomic context.
 BioProject. Complete and in-progress large-scale sequencing, assembly, annotation and mapping projects.
 HomoloGene. Putative homologies among genes of several completely sequenced eukaryotic genomes.
 Map Viewer. Interactive viewer for genome maps, sequence, and genes.
 PopSet. Population study datasets.
 PubMed Central. Digital archive of full text and content from life sciences journals.
 Structure. Molecular Modeling Database contains 3D macromolecular structures, including proteins and polynucleotides.
 Taxonomy. Taxonomy Browser hosts summaries of sequence resources and external links through NCBI's LinkOut.
 3D Domains. Index of three-dimensional compact structural domains.
 Trace Archive. Collection of raw sequence traces from various sequencing projects.
 UniGene. Organization of transcribed sequences into gene-based clusters.
 UniSTS. A non-redundant collection of STSs with links to maps and sequence.

Insects in Map Viewer:
Acyrthosiphon pisum
Anopheles gambiae
Apis mellifera
Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila pseudoobscura
Nasonia vitripennis
Tribolium castaneum

FTP Sites:
dbSNP
Genomes
Map Viewer
RefSeq
UniGene
UniSTS
WGS (AADG)

Welcome to the Honey Bee Genome Resources guide. The honey bee genome, sequenced and assembled by Baylor College of Medicine with funding from the National Human Genome Research Institute, is complete and resources and publications have increased at a rapid rate. This page offers a gateway to honey bee resources at and beyond NCBI. We welcome your suggestions.


Nature cover

Sequence, assembly, annotation and analysis generated by the Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium has culminated in the release of the official publication for the honey bee genome, now available in the journal Nature. Additional links to Nature, special issues of journals containing companion papers and related resources are listed at our special Genome Publication and Press Portal, so be sure to visit.

Latest Buzz...

  • Upcoming Meetings:
    4th Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium. June 10-13, 2010, Kansas City, Missouri

    2nd Honey Bee Genomics & Biology workshop. May 8-10, 2011, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York

    • Map Viewer Update: NCBI's Map Viewer genome search and display tool has been updated with honey bee genome assembly Amel_4.0. Browse the linkage groups to view the Official Gene Set and annotation based on Gnomon gene prediction.

    BeeBase Updates: Superscaffolding efforts for Amel_3.0 and Amel_4.0 are available for display at BeeBase.

    New Genome Assembly!: In March 2006, Baylor College of Medicine released the final version of the honey bee genome assembly, Amel_4.0, which is available for viewing in Map Viewer. The new assembly was created by using an improved genetic map to make the best placement of genome sequence on linkage groups.


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    MAP VIEWER UPDATE: Announcing the update to the honey bee genome assembly version 4 in Map Viewer at NCBI. Map Viewer supports search and display of genomic information by chromosomal position, with a new feature that supports accessing both the current (Amel_4.0) and previous (Amel_2.0) honey bee genome builds. View the Official Gene Set, based on gene prediction and manual annotation by various research groups in the Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium.

    Documentation:
    Bee Map Viewer Help
    Glossary of Genome Terms
    Honey Bee White Paper

    Maps and Sequence:
    Honey Bee Map Viewer
    UCSC Genome Browser
    Genome Project (BCM)
    Bee Brain EST Project

    Annotation Projects:
    Gnomon Gene Prediction
    Heidelberg Genome Analysis
    BeeBase Genome Browser
    TIGR/DFCI Gene Index

    The honey bee genome database, BeeBase, hosts Baylor assembly version 4, including the whole linkage groups and the superscaffolds for linkage groups 12-16. Browse BeeBase to explore all the display features, including the Official Predicted Gene Set.

    Other Resources:
    BeeSpace Project at UIUC
    Honey Bee Oligonucleotide
       Microarray
    Honey Bee Hemolymph Protein
       Database
    University of Illinois Honey
       Bee Research Group
    Bee Research Laboratory in
       Beltsville
    Bee Hive at Purdue University

    Comparative Genomics:
    Insect Genomes BLAST
    Arthropod Genome PSI-BLAST
    Fact Sheet at genome.gov
    Field Review (NHGRI)
    Bee Comparative Genomics
       References in PubMed