Genome size evolution in the diverse insect order Trichoptera
J. Heckenhauer, P. B. Frandsen, J. S. Sproul, Z. Li, J. Paule, A. M. Larracuente, P. J. Maughan, M. S. Barker, J. V. Schneider, R. J. Stewart, S. U. Pauls
This study examines genome size evolution in Trichoptera, finding that repetitive element expansions, especially transposable elements, drive large genome sizes and are linked to ecological diversity.
bioRxiv · May 10, 2021Evolutionary Biology