In vertebrates, mainly single genes with an allele ratio of 1: 1 trigger sex-determination (SD),
leading to initial equal sex-ratios. Such genes are designated master-key regulators (MKRs) …

Mitochondrial genes play an essential role in energy metabolism. Variation in the
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence often exists within species, and this variation can …

Organismal health and survival depend on the ability to mount an effective immune
response against infection. Yet immune defence may be energy-demanding, resulting in …

Genetic variation in mitochondrial and nuclear genomes can perturb mitonuclear
interactions and lead to phenotypic differences between individuals and populations …

Invertebrates lack the immune machinery underlying vertebrate-like acquired immunity.
However, in many insects past infection by the same pathogen can 'prime'the immune …

Sleep serves vital physiological functions, yet how sleep in wild animals is influenced by
environmental conditions is poorly understood. Here we use high-resolution biologgers to …

Mitochondria, the versatile organelles crucial for cellular and organismal viability, play a
pivotal role in meeting the energy requirements of cells through the respiratory chain located …

The role of mitochondria in both adaptive and innate immune responses is increasingly
recognized, but the role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation as an immunomodulatory …

Invertebrates lack the specialized immune-memory cells responsible for vertebrate-like
acquired immunity. However, there is increasing evidence that past infection by the same …

The Drosophila GAGA-factor encoded by the Trithorax-like (Trl) gene is DNA-binding protein
with unusually wide range of applications in diverse cell contexts. In Drosophila …