Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewed
Evolutionary persistence of a highly prevalent multicopy mitochondrial-derived nuclear insertion (Mega-NUMT) in Neotropical Drosophila flies
Mercè Montoliu-Nerin, Anton A. Strunov, Eleanor R. Heyworth…·Wolfgang J. Miller
The paper identifies a high-prevalence Mega-NUMT in Drosophila paulistorum using long-read sequencing, suggesting its persistence due to balancing selection.
DOI 10.1093/molbev/msag227