Expansions and contractions in gene families of independently-evolved blood-feeding insects

Expansions and contractions in gene families of independently-evolved blood-feeding insects

Abstract Background The blood-feeding behavior evolved multiple times in Insecta lineages and it represents an excellent opportunity to study patterns of convergent molecular evolution regarding this habit. In insects the expansion of some gene families is linked with blood-feeding behavior, but a w...

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Main Authors: Lucas Freitas, Mariana F. Nery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Comparative genomics
Hematophagy
Adaptation
Evolution
Heat-shock protein
Chemosensory protein
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-020-01650-3

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