Paternal genome elimination creates contrasting evolutionary trajectories in male and female citrus mealybugs
Andrew J. Mongue, Tamsin Woodman, Hollie Marshall, Arkadiy I. Garber, José Carlos Franco, John P. McCutcheon, Laura Ross
The paper investigates how paternal genome elimination in citrus mealybugs affects molecular evolution, finding faster evolution in female-biased genes and more adaptation in male-biased genes.
Molecular Ecology · Jun 9, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology