DIVERGENT TRAJECTORIES FOR ANAEROBIC MITOCHONDRIAL EVOLUTION IN BREVIATE PROTISTS
Zhenzhen Yi, Shelby K. Williams, Michelle M. Leger, Nikolaj Brask, Dayana Elizabeth Salas-Leiva, Jeffrey D. Silberman, Yana Eglit, Alastair G. B. Simpson, Andrew J. Roger, Courtney W. Stairs
This study investigates the evolutionary pathways of anaerobic mitochondrial adaptations in breviate protists by analyzing transcriptomes and predicting MRO proteomes across eight species.
bioRxiv · Jan 29, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology