Stemona genomes illuminate fatty acid partitioning between seeds and elaiosomes mediating wasp dispersal
Tianquan Yang, Nathanael Walker‐Hale, Fengmao Yang, Chunxia Zeng, Zheng-Shan He, Guillaume Chomicki, Wei Xu, Gao Chen
The paper generates chromosome-level genomes for two Stemona species to investigate fatty acid differentiation in elaiosomes and seeds, revealing molecular mechanisms underlying wasp seed dispersal.
bioRxiv · Feb 20, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology