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This study aims to explore the key genes affecting the ovarian development of A. persicus. Methods: RNA-seq was performed on the ovaries of A. persicus before blood-feeding, on the day of engorgement, and 6 days post-engorgement. Utilizing the threshold padj &lt; 0.05 and|log2(foldchange)| &gt; 1, differentially expressed genes were identified, and hub genes were determined by constructing protein\u2013protein interaction (PPI) networks. Results: A total of 1008 differentially expressed genes were obtained during the feeding period, including 448 up-regulated and 560 down-regulated genes. Further, 2179 differentially expressed genes were screened in the preoviposition stage, including 1957 up-regulated and 222 down-regulated genes. These genes are mainly annotated in functions such as peptidase activity (especially serine protease activity), protein folding, protein assembly, and cell component assembly, and enriched in pathways such as protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum, lysosome, glutathione metabolism, and sphingolipid metabolism. In addition, some proteins that are closely related to ovarian development, including heat shock protein 70, protein disulfide isomerase, paramyosin, troponin I, hexosaminidase, serine protease, Kunitz serine protease inhibitors, and vitellogenin, were obtained. 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