Chromosomal conservatism vs chromosomal megaevolution: enigma of karyotypic evolution in Lepidoptera
E. Pazhenkova, V. A. Lukhtanov
This study investigates chromosomal evolution in blue butterflies, showing sex chromosomes undergo cyclical fusions and fissions, while autosomes remain stable, and chromosomal megaevolution involves fissions and non-random translocations.
bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2022Evolutionary Biology