Rapid evolution of mitochondrion-related genes in haplodiploid arthropods
Our results reject the small population size hypothesis in haplodiploid species. A combination of positive selection and compensatory changes could lead to the observed patterns in haplodiploid species. The elevated evolutionary rates in OXPHOS complex 2 genes of bees and ants suggest a unique evolutionary history of social hymenopterans.
Authors
- Michael E. Pfrender (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6861-0655)
- Stephen Richards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8959-5466)
- Yiyuan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1426-0033)
- Gregg W.C. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7621-2980)
- Xin Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1407-7952)
- Robert Michael Waterhouse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4199-9052)
Institutions
- University of Notre Dame (US)
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (CH)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Harvard University Press (US)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (CN)
- Baylor Genetics (US)
- China Agricultural University (CN)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Biology
- Published
- 2024-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-02027-4
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung