Highly Dynamic Gene Family Evolution Suggests Changing Roles for PON Genes Within Metazoa
S. A. M. Lucas, A. M. Graham, J. S. Presnell, N. L. Clark
The paper investigates the dynamic evolution of the PON gene family across metazoa, identifying multiple expansion and loss events in different lineages and suggesting environmental factors like pathogen infection and oxidative stress as drivers.
bioRxiv · May 17, 2022Evolutionary Biology