Parallel and convergent genomic changes underlie independent subterranean colonization across beetles
Adaptation to life in caves is often accompanied by dramatically convergent changes across
distantly related taxa, epitomized by the loss or reduction of eyes and pigmentation …
distantly related taxa, epitomized by the loss or reduction of eyes and pigmentation …
The genome sequence of the Montseny horsehair worm, Gordionus montsenyensis sp. nov., a key resource to investigate Ecdysozoa evolution
K Eleftheriadi, N Guiglielmoni… - Peer Community …, 2024 - peercommunityjournal.org
Nematomorpha, also known as Gordiacea or Gordian worms, are a phylum of parasitic
organisms that belong to the Ecdysozoa, a clade of invertebrate animals characterized by …
organisms that belong to the Ecdysozoa, a clade of invertebrate animals characterized by …
[HTML][HTML] Highly dynamic evolution of the chemosensory system driven by gene gain and loss across subterranean beetles
Chemical cues in subterranean habitats differ highly from those on the surface due to the
contrasting environmental conditions, such as absolute darkness, high humidity or food …
contrasting environmental conditions, such as absolute darkness, high humidity or food …
Parallel duplication and loss of aquaporin‐coding genes during the “out of the sea” transition as potential key drivers of animal terrestrialization
GI Martínez‐Redondo, C Simón Guerrero… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
One of the most important physiological challenges animals had to overcome during
terrestrialization (ie, the transition from sea to land) was water loss, which alters their osmotic …
terrestrialization (ie, the transition from sea to land) was water loss, which alters their osmotic …
Genomic Insights into Mollusk Terrestrialization: Parallel and Convergent Gene Family Expansions as Key Facilitators in Out-of-the-Sea Transitions
L Aristide, R Fernández - Genome Biology and Evolution, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Animals abandoned their marine niche and successfully adapted to life on land multiple
times throughout evolution, providing a rare opportunity to study the mechanisms driving …
times throughout evolution, providing a rare opportunity to study the mechanisms driving …
MATEdb2, a collection of high-quality metazoan proteomes across the Animal Tree of Life to speed up phylogenomic studies
Recent advances in high throughput sequencing have exponentially increased the number
of genomic data available for animals (Metazoa) in the last decades, with high-quality …
of genomic data available for animals (Metazoa) in the last decades, with high-quality …
PhyKIT: A Multitool for Phylogenomics
J Steenwyk, G Martínez-Redondo, T Buida… - 2024 - preprints.org
Multiple sequence alignments and phylogenetic trees are rich in biological information and
are fundamental to research in biology. PhyKIT is a tool for processing and analyzing the …
are fundamental to research in biology. PhyKIT is a tool for processing and analyzing the …
[HTML][HTML] Genomic innovation, convergence and parallelism facilitated the ecological transition to life out of the sea in molluscs
L Aristide, R Fernández - 2022 - europepmc.org
Animals abandoned their ancestral marine niche and ventured into land multiple times
across evolution, repeatedly overcoming major ecological challenges. These replicated …
across evolution, repeatedly overcoming major ecological challenges. These replicated …
Highly dynamic evolution of the chemosensory gene repertoire driven by gene gain and expansion across subterranean beetles
P Balart-García, TM Bradford, PG Beasley-Hall, S Polak… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Chemical cues in subterranean habitats differ highly from those on the surface due to the
contrasting environmental conditions, such as absolute darkness, high humidity or food …
contrasting environmental conditions, such as absolute darkness, high humidity or food …
Genomic exaptation and convergent evolution paved the way to independent subterranean colonization across beetle lineages
P Balart-García, L Aristide, T Bradford, P Beasley-Hall… - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Adaptation to life in caves is often accompanied by dramatically convergent changes across
distantly related taxa, epitomized by the loss or reduction of eyes and pigmentation …
distantly related taxa, epitomized by the loss or reduction of eyes and pigmentation …