Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Divergent NUMT mimicking functional coding region of the mitochondrial genome

The paper identifies a divergent NUMT in a sawfly species that mimics mitochondrial coding regions and suggests it may result from recent mitochondrial introgression.

Guide-tree bias of whole genome alignment can mislead phylogenomic analyses

The paper shows guide-tree bias in whole-genome alignment can mislead phylogenomic analyses and proposes a consensus alignment strategy to reduce this bias.