Comparative Genomics studies of Insect Genomes with Selected Model Organisms to analyze Sulphur Metabolism

Insects constitute the largest group in the animal kingdom and are ecologically and economically important for man. Their species richness or diversity surpasses any other group of organisms. It is likely that the successful adaptation of the Insecta clade depends on specific components in its proteome that give rise to specialized features. It is for this reason that insects have been intensively studied for many research areas. Importance of insects has prompted sequencing of large number of insects. More than 250 insect genomes have been completed and many more are in the pipeline. The genome sequence affords an opportunity to understand and investigate insects in a much more thorough manner than through classical, biochemical/ genetic approaches. Not all insects are amenable to manipulation and therefore genome sequencing allows one to investigate and characterize proteomes computationally.