New genes play a prominent role in evolution of new sperm classes of Drosophila
Huangyi He, Qianwei Su, Lu Cao, Mujahid Ali, Lubna Younas, Junbo Jia, Mingyue Wang, Rong Xiang, X X Xu, Luonan Chen, Qi Zhou
The paper identifies new genes involved in the evolution of parasperm classes in Drosophila, showing their role in sperm divergence and altruistic traits.
bioRxiv · Jul 10, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology