GenomicsMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewed
How did evolution halve genome size during an oceanic island colonization?
Vadim A. Pisarenco, Adrià Boada-Figueras, Marta Olivé‐Muñiz…·Julio Rozas
The paper investigates genome size reduction in island-dwelling Dysdera spiders, finding TE loss and non-adaptive mechanisms drive genome contraction.