Significant advances in biophysical methods such as next-generation sequencing
technologies have now opened the way to conduct evolutionary and applied research …

Karyotypes are generally conserved between closely related species and large
chromosome rearrangements typically have negative fitness consequences in …

In many multicellular eukaryotes, heteromorphic sex chromosomes are responsible for
determining the sexual characteristics and reproductive functions of individuals. Sex …

Females and males often have markedly different mortality rates and life spans, but it is
unclear why these forms of sexual dimorphism evolve. The unguarded X hypothesis …

Changes in chromosome numbers, including polyploidy and dysploidy events, play a key
role in eukaryote evolution as they could expediate reproductive isolation and have the …

Abstract Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) are known for their significantly enlarged
genome compared to other insects. However, our understanding of the evolutionary …

Chromosomal mutations such as fusions and fissions are often thought to be deleterious,
especially in heterozygotes (underdominant), and consequently are unlikely to become …

This article is part (the 4 th article) of the themed issue (a monograph)“Aberrant cytogenetic
and reproductive patterns in the evolution of Paraneoptera”. The purpose of this article is to …

Chromosome fusion and fission are primary mechanisms of karyotype evolution. In
particular, the fusion of a sex chromosome and an autosome has been proposed as a …

Simple Summary The class Insecta constitutes the largest group of terrestrial animals, with
more than a million described species. As in all other animals, insect genomes contain …