A quarter-million-year-old polymorphism drives reproductive mode variation in the pea aphid
M. Rimbault, F. Legeai, J. Peccoud, L. Mieuzet, E. Call, P. Nouhaud, H. Defendini, F. Maheo, W. Marande, N. Theron, D. Tagu, G. Le Trionnaire, J.-C. Simon, J. Jaquiery
The paper identifies an X-linked 840-kb genomic region responsible for reproductive mode variation in pea aphids, showing divergence dating to ~0.25 million years ago.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology