Sexually dimorphic alternative splicing and its erosion following the loss of sex in stick insects
Iulia Darolti, Marjorie Labédan, Vincent Mérel, Darren Parker, Tanja Schwander
The paper examines sex differences in gene expression and alternative splicing in stick insects, finding that splicing variation declines more rapidly than gene expression after the transition to asexuality.
bioRxiv · Oct 22, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology