Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Genomic signatures associated with the evolutionary loss of egg yolk in parasitoid wasps
Xianxin Zhao, Yuanyuan Liu, Bo Yuan…·Xinhai Ye
This study identifies genomic signatures of yolk loss in parasitoid wasps, showing independent Vg gene loss events and associated functional biases in related genes.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2422292122