Recurrent co-option and recombination of cytokine and three finger proteins in multiple reproductive tissues throughout salamander evolution
D. B. Wilburn, C. L. Kunkel, R. C. Feldhoff, P. W. Feldhoff, B. C. Searle
This study characterizes salamander gametes using transcriptomics and proteomics, revealing recurrent co-option and recombination of cytokine and three-finger proteins in reproductive tissues across evolution.
bioRxiv · Jan 4, 2022Evolutionary Biology