The world's first super pan-genome map of the silkworm has been mapped by scientists in Chongqing recently. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The world's first super pan-genome map of the silkworm has been completed by scientists in Chongqing, according to a news release issued by Southwest University on Sunday.

The project by the State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology at the university will enable silkworm science to enter the information age and has driven the genetic design and breeding of silkworms.

On Sept 24, a thesis written by the laboratory — "High-resolution silkworm pan-genome provides genetic insights into artificial selection and ecological adaptation" — was published in Nature Communications, a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal of Nature Portfolio established in 2010. It publishes high-quality research in natural sciences, including physics, chemistry, earth sciences, medicine and biology.