Chromosome-aware phylogenomics of Assassin Bugs (Hemiptera: Reduvioidea) elucidates ancient gene conflict
Alexander Knyshov, Eric R. L. Gordon, Paul Masonick, Stephanie Castillo, Dimitri Forero, Rochelle Hoey‐Chamberlain, Wei Song Hwang, Kevin P. Johnson, Alan R. Lemmon, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Samantha Standring, Junxia Zhang, Christiane Weirauch
The paper investigates phylogenetic conflict in assassin bugs by analyzing X chromosome and autosome genes, finding that X chromosome genes show more discordant phylogenies due to higher substitution rates.
Molecular Biology and Evolution · Jul 24, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics