Drosophila melanogaster Genome Project

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The Arthropod Sequencing projects at the BCM-HGSC have all been completed and are presented on this website as historical data for informational purposes.

About the project

In a collaborative effort with the Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project (BDGP) and Celera Genomics, we have mapped and sequenced the euchromatic portion of the Drosophila melanogaster genome. Release of the drosophila sequence was in 2002 (link). The Drosophila Genome Project was funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Cancer Institute, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Genomic Resources

Access to the Data

BCM-HGSC data

Fingerprint assemblies are available as gif files and as raw data on the BCM-HGSC FTP site. STS content maps are available for 3L and X.
BCM-HGSC FTP site help
BCM-HGSC conditions of use
Flybase BLAST—Searches all Drosophila reads and provides links to the individual matched sequences through the NCBI.
Flybase Genome Overview
Clones are available from BACPAC resources.
International Genome Consortium Database
Sequences in GenBank

Additional Resources

Learn more about Drosophila melanogaster

Related Publications

Adams MD, Celniker SE, Holt RA, Evans CA, Gocayne JD, Amanatides PG, et al.. The genome sequence of Drosophila melanogaster. Science. 2000 ;287(5461):2185-95.

Hoskins RA, Nelson CR, Berman BP, Laverty TR, George RA, Ciesiolka L, et al.. A BAC-based physical map of the major autosomes of Drosophila melanogaster. Science. 2000 ;287(5461):2271-4.