Dynamic co-evolution of transposable elements and the piRNA pathway in African cichlid fishes
M. V. Almeida, M. Blumer, C. U. Yuan, P. Sierra, J. Price, F. X. Quah, A. Friman, A. Dallaire, G. Vernaz, A. Putman, A. Smith, D. Joyce, F. Butter, A. Haase, R. Durbin, , E. Miska
The paper investigates the dynamic co-evolution of transposable elements and the piRNA pathway in African cichlid fishes, revealing expanded piwil1 genes and divergent piRNA-producing loci.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2024Evolutionary Biology