Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
GC content across insect genomes: phylogenetic patterns, causes and consequences
R. G. Kyriacou, P. O. Mulhair, P. W. H. Holland
The paper analyzes GC content variation across 150 insect species, finding higher GC in protein-coding regions and Lepidoptera, with evidence of GC-biased gene conversion.
DOI 10.1007/s00239-024-10160-5