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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

@mariusmaur.bsky.social et al. investigate the venom system in Neuroptera by integrating genomics, transcriptomics and functional assays, showing that their toxin arsenal is the result of a multitude of genomic and evolutionary mechanisms. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf326 #evobio #molbio

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The green lacewing venom system and the complex mechanisms underlying its evolution

Abstract. Venom has independently evolved across many lineages, yet relatively few have been studied in detail, particularly among insects. Of these, Neuro

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Marius F. Maurstad @mariusmaur.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Super happy to see our paper out! Reference choice matters, especially if you work with species that has lots of chromosomal rearrangements 🧬🐟

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Robin Araya @robinaraya.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Our paper is now published in GBE! We find that transposable elements (likely) facilitated several large chromosomal inversions in Atlantic cod. So proud of the work by our team! doi.org/10.1093/gbe/...

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Chromosomal Inversions Mediated by Tandem Insertions of Transposable Elements

Abstract. Chromosomal inversions play a crucial role in evolution by influencing phenotypes through the linkage of coadapted alleles. While inversions have

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Andy Foote @andrewfoote.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The 2nd publication from @bellareeves.bsky.social PhD thesis finds a genetic rescue effect from admixture between distinct killer whale lineages. Likely the cause of high genetic diversity in regions with low killer whale density. Open access in Mol Ecol: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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José Cerca @naturalselection.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

We identified and quantified TEs and repeats in breakpoint regions in different inversions in the cod, finding that breakpoints are enriched for the same TE classes.

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