Chromosomal inversions and their impact on insect evolution

IV Sharakhov, MV Sharakhova - Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Methods of comparative, population, and 3D genomics are becoming
increasingly fruitful for the discovery of chromosomal inversions in diverse insect …

Characterization of clock‐related proteins and neuropeptides in Drosophila littoralis and their putative role in diapause

G Manoli, M Zandawala, T Yoshii… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Insects from high latitudes spend the winter in a state of overwintering diapause, which is
characterized by arrested reproduction, reduced food intake and metabolism, and increased …

High-Quality Genome Assemblies Reveal Evolutionary Dynamics of Repetitive DNA and Structural Rearrangements in the Drosophila virilis Subgroup

JM Flynn, YH Ahmed-Braimah, M Long… - Genome biology and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
High-quality genome assemblies across a range of nontraditional model organisms can
accelerate the discovery of novel aspects of genome evolution. The Drosophila virilis group …

Recurrent duplication and diversification of a vital DNA repair gene family across Drosophila

CL Brand, GT Oliver, IZ Farkas… - Molecular biology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Maintaining genome integrity is vital for organismal survival and reproduction. Essential,
broadly conserved DNA repair pathways actively preserve genome integrity. However, many …

Evolutionary Quantitative Proteomics of Reproductive Protein Divergence in Drosophila

MD Garlovsky, YH Ahmed-Braimah - Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 2023 - ASBMB
Reproductive traits often evolve rapidly between species. Understanding the causes and
consequences of this rapid divergence requires characterization of female and male …

Transposable elements in Drosophila montana from harsh cold environments

MS Tahami, C Vargas-Chavez, N Poikela… - Mobile DNA, 2024 - Springer
Background Substantial discoveries during the past century have revealed that transposable
elements (TEs) can play a crucial role in genome evolution by affecting gene expression …

Chromosomal Inversions and the Demography of Speciation in Drosophila montana and Drosophila flavomontana

N Poikela, DR Laetsch, V Hoikkala… - Genome Biology and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Chromosomal inversions may play a central role in speciation given their ability to locally
reduce recombination and therefore genetic exchange between diverging populations. We …

Saltational Episodes of Reticulate Evolution in the Drosophila saltans Species Group

C Prediger, EA Ferreira, SV Zorzato… - Molecular biology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Phylogenomics reveals reticulate evolution to be widespread across taxa, but whether
reticulation is due to low statistical power or it is a true evolutionary pattern remains a field of …

Transposable elements in a cold-tolerant fly species, Drosophila montana: a link to adaptation to the harsh cold environments

MS Tahami, C Vargas-Chavez, N Poikela… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Background Substantial discoveries during the past century have revealed that transposable
elements (TEs) can play a crucial role in genome evolution by affecting gene expression …

Landmark-based estimates of genomic disparity

AV Mohan, A Goswami, JW Streicher - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Genomic architecture has played a key role in the evolution of biodiversity. Structural
comparisons of genome sequences have informed the study of supergenes, sex …