Repetitive sequence material shapes the earliest stages of de novo gene evolution in insects
Ryuto Sanno, Kazuhiro Satomura, Yuka Azami, Shota Hayakawa, Kazuya Hirata, Ken Naito, Takeshi Suzuki, Atsushi Ogura, Kei Yura, Toru Asahi, Cassandra G. M. Extavour, Kosuke Kataoka
This study identifies de novo genes in crickets that arise from repetitive sequences, showing that such sequences are important in early gene evolution but not after gene establishment.
bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology