The Ixodes scapularis data and its display on Ensembl Genomes are made possible through a joint effort by the Ensembl Genomes group and VectorBase, a NIAID Bioinformatics Resource Center. The source data for this genome and other resources can be accessed via the VectorBase browser.
About Ixodes scapularis
Ixodes scapularis, the Black-legged tick, is a hard-bodied tick from the Ixodidae family. I. scapularis is the primary vector for Lyme disease, transmitting the pathogenic bacterium Borrelia burgdorfei.
Picture credit (public domain): Scott Bauer (USDA) 1998
Gene annotation
What can I find? Protein-coding and non-coding genes, splice variants, cDNA and protein sequences, non-coding RNAs.
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Comparative genomics
What can I find? Homologues, gene trees, and whole genome alignments across multiple species.
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Variation
This species currently has no variation database. However you can process your own variants using the Variant Effect Predictor:
