Interlocus gene conversion causes mosaic divergence in tandem paralogues - simulating HMA4 evolution in Arabidopsis halleri
Yannick Schäfer, Yichen Zheng, Piyal Karunarathne, Akash Chandra Parida, Björn Pietzenuk, Vinod Kumar, Laura E. Rose, Ute Kraemer, Thomas Wiehe
The paper models interlocus gene conversion in tandem paralogues using Arabidopsis halleri HMA4 genes to show mosaic divergence patterns and the impact of IGC on gene copy diversity.
bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology