A comprehensive evolutionary scenario for the origin and neofunctionalization of the Drosophila speciation gene Odysseus (OdsH)
W. Vilas Boas Nunes, D. Siqueira de Oliveira, G. de Rezende Dias, A. B. Carvalho, I. P. Caruso, J. Matos Biselli, N. Gueguen, A. Akkouche, N. Burlet, C. Vieira, C. M. A. Carareto
This study reevaluates the origin and neofunctionalization of the Drosophila speciation gene OdsH, showing its origin occurred 62 million years ago and its rapid neofunctionalization in male reproductive tracts.
bioRxiv · May 31, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology