Ancient diversity in host-parasite interaction genes in a model parasitic nematode
L. Stevens, I. Martinez-Ugalde, E. King, M. Wagah, D. Absolon, R. Bancroft, P. Gonzalez de la Rosa, J. L. Hall, M. Kieninger, A. Kloch, S. Pelan, E. Robertson, A. B. Pedersen, C. Abreu-Goodger, A. H. Buck, M. Blaxter
The paper sequenced genomes of two parasitic nematodes, found high genetic diversity in host-interaction genes, and suggests long-term balancing selection maintains this diversity.
bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2023Evolutionary Biology