aphid

Anyway, Moran sat down at her computer and looked through the aphid genome for the genes that are responsible for carotenoids.

无论你听说过没有，现在，莫兰正坐在她的电脑前，研究蚜虫基因组的资料，查找负责类胡萝卜素的基因。

"And the big thing that made a difference in the ability to find that out was the genome sequence of the aphid was completed recently, " she says.

“最近完成的蚜虫基因组序列计划是一件大事情，它让我们的研究能力获得极大提高，”她说。