Dominant toxin hypothesis: unravelling the venom phenotype across micro and macroevolution
E. G. Smith, J. M. Surm, J. Macrander, A. Simhi, G. Amir, M. Y. Sachkova, M. Lewandowska, A. M. Reitzel, Y. Moran
The paper investigates toxin expression dynamics in sea anemones, finding that a single toxin family dominates venom phenotype across species and populations, with significant variation in gene copy numbers and geographical distribution.
bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2022Evolutionary Biology