Transcriptome Surveys in Silverfish Suggest a Multistep Origin of the Insect Odorant Receptor Gene Family
M. Thoma, C. Missbach, M. D. Jordan, E. Grosse-Wilde, R. D. Newcomb, B. S. Hansson
The paper identifies multiple odorant receptor (Or) gene family members in silverfish and proposes they represent an evolutionary intermediate between gustatory receptors and higher insect Ors.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2019Evolutionary Biology