A total of 12 RNA samples were collected from different developmental stages and tissues (Supplementary Table S9). The sample sources included adult flies, embryos (eggs), larvae, pupae as well separate tissues including heads, legs, ovipositor, testes, sex organs, and thorax. Total RNA was extracted using the Trizol method and quality-checked as previously described [28 (link)]. The TruSeq stranded library preparation protocol (Illumina) was followed by 100 bp paired-end sequencing with Hiseq 2000/2500 sequencers (Illumina).
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