Ancestral genomic stasis and coordinated genome erosion underlies asymmetric acarine diversification
Arjun Cherukutty, Pratik Khopkar, Shreya Salunkhe, Dibyo Mazumder, Siddharth Kulkarni
This study investigates the genomic mechanisms underlying diversification in mites and ticks, revealing contrasting patterns of genome evolution and gene-family expansion across lineages.
bioRxiv · Sep 18, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology