The CODEML program in the PAML package has been widely used to analyze protein-
coding gene sequences to estimate the synonymous and nonsynonymous rates (d S and d …

The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic started in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since
impacted a large portion of China and raised major global concern. Herein, we investigated …

Abstract Background Polystachya Hook. is a large pantropical orchid genus (c. 240 species)
distributed in Africa, southern Asia and the Americas, with the center of diversity in Africa …

Pathogen‐mediated selection and sexual selection are important drivers of evolution. Both
processes are known to target genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), a gene …

Abstract Background The genus Zingiber of the Zingiberaceae is distributed in tropical,
subtropical, and in Far East Asia. This genus contains about 100–150 species, with many …

Coronaviruses are single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses that can infect many
mammal and avian species. The Spike (S) protein of coronaviruses binds to a receptor on …

Background The taxonomy and infrageneric delimitation of Phalaenopsis Blume has been
significantly disputed due to some overlapping morphological features between species …

Patterns of diel activity—how animals allocate their activity throughout the 24-h daily cycle—
play key roles in shaping the internal physiology of an animal and its relationship with the …

Animal pigment patterns are excellent models to elucidate mechanisms of biological
organization. Although theoretical simulations, such as Turing reaction–diffusion systems …

Supergenes are nonrecombining genomic regions ensuring the coinheritance of multiple,
coadapted genes. Despite the importance of supergenes in adaptation, little is known on …