The diverging evolutionary history of opsin genes in Diptera
Roberto Feuda, Matthew Goulty, Nicola Zadra, Tiziana Gasparetti, Ezio Rosato, Nicola Segata, Annapaola Rizzoli, Davide Pisani, Lino Ometto, Omar Rota Stabelli
This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of opsin genes in Dipteran species, revealing lineage-specific expansions and duplications, and contrasting evolutionary dynamics between Anopheles and Drosophila.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology