Eukaryotic recombinases duplicated after divergence from known asgardarchaeal RadA: implications for the evolution of sex during eukaryogenesis
Lisa Matsuo, Anna M. G. Novák Vanclová, Andrew Pomiankowski, Nick J. Lane, Joel B. Dacks
The paper uses comparative genomics and phylogenetic analysis to show eukaryotic Rad51 and DMC1 proteins diverge from asgardarchaeal RadA, supporting a model of eukaryogenesis involving mitochondrial acquisition and sex evolution.
Genome Biology and Evolution · Nov 28, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology