Expansion of chromosome F heterochromatin in parthenogenetic Drosophila mercatorum
Alexis L. Sperling, Daniel K. Fabian, David Moore Glover
The paper identifies genomic changes in parthenogenetic Drosophila mercatorum, finding a 30-fold expansion of heterochromatin on Muller element F correlates with parthenogenetic ability.
bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology