Highly dynamic evolution of the chemosensory gene repertoire driven by gene gain and expansion across subterranean beetles
P. Balart-Garcia, T. M. Bradford, P. G. Beasley-Hall…·R. Fernandez
This study investigates the evolution of chemosensory genes in subterranean beetles, finding lineage-specific duplications and losses, including IR25a and IR8a, suggesting parallel evolution in underground adaptation.