A substantial portion of the genomes of most multicellular eukaryotes consists of large arrays
of tandemly repeated sequence, collectively called satellite DNA. The processes generating …

Insects are major contributors to our understanding of the interaction between transposable
elements (TEs) and their hosts, owing to seminal discoveries, as well as to the growing …

The evolution and great diversity of genome size has been of long-standing interest to
biologists, but has seldom been investigated on a broad phylogenetic scale. Here we …

Fireflies and their luminous courtships have inspired centuries of scientific study. Today
firefly luciferase is widely used in biotechnology, but the evolutionary origin of …

Highlights•Insect endogenous viral elements (EVE) belong to at least 28 viral families.•The
number of EVE is correlated to insect genome size.•So far most insect EVE derive from ss (−) …

Females and males often have markedly different mortality rates and life spans, but it is
unclear why these forms of sexual dimorphism evolve. The unguarded X hypothesis …

Genome size (GS) can vary considerably between phylogenetically close species, but the
landscape of GS changes in insects remain largely unclear. To better understand the …

With care, it is possible using flow cytometry to create a precise and accurate estimate of the
genome size of an insect that is useful for genomics, genetics, molecular/cell biology, or …

Study of repetitive DNA elements in model organisms highlights the role of repetitive
elements (REs) in many processes that drive genome evolution and phenotypic change …

Genomic size variation has long been a focus for biologists. However, due to the lack of
genome size data, the mechanisms behind this variation and the biological significance of …