HGTは昆虫に広く存在し,レピドプテラスの雄の求愛に寄与する

Yang Li1, Zhiguo Liu1, Chao Liu2

  • 1Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.

Cell
|July 19, 2022
PubMed
まとめ

横断的な遺伝子転送 (HGT) は昆虫の進化に大きく影響し,昆虫は様々なドナーから1400以上の新しい遺伝子を獲得しました. これらの遺伝子は 特にイントロンを持つ遺伝子は 適応性を高め 求愛などの行動に影響を与えます

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