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Evolutionary genetics

Is the human chin a spandrel? Insights from an evolutionary analysis of ape craniomandibular form

Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel, Jill E. Scott, Chris A. Robinson, Lauren Schroeder

published 29 Jan 2026

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Tunicates have a complex, highly dynamic TNF superfamily

Ignacio Marín

published 27 Jan 2026

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Croaking for haste: How long does it take to describe a frog species since its discovery?

Albert Carné, Alberto Sánchez-Vialas, Claudia Lansac, Miriam Moreno-Orosa, Ignacio De la Riva

published 23 Jan 2026

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Candidate orphan genes: Reassessing uniqueness

Sheetalpreet K. Maan, Xuan Y. Butzin, Steven X. Ge, Nicholas C. Butzin

published 31 Dec 2025

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Investigating adaptation to environmental variability in forest trees through molecular phylogenetic analysis

Cesare Garosi, Cristina Vettori, Roberta Ferrante, Donatella Paffetti

published 23 Dec 2025

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Longitudinal biomarker progression and validation for predicting operational tolerance in a prospective multicenter liver transplantation immunosuppression withdrawal trial

Gloria López-Díaz, María Isabel Sánchez-Lorencio, Mercedes Iñarrairaegui, María Luisa González-Diéguez, Valle Cadahía, Alejandra Otero-Ferreiro, María Ángeles Vázquez-Millán, Mario Romero-Cristóbal, Magdalena Salcedo, Sara Lorente-Pérez, Gloria Sánchez-Antolín, Jesús de la Peña, Pablo Ramírez, María P. Pata, Alberto Baroja-Mazo, José I. Herrero, José Antonio Pons

published 08 Dec 2025

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Chloroplast genome analysis and phylogenetic position of Polygonatum sinopubescens and comparison with related species

Zhong-Mei Mo, Chun-Mou Wei, Hai-Ying Yu, Chuan-Dong Yang

published 05 Dec 2025

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Genome-wide identification and comparative analysis of strigolactone biosynthetic genes in major solanaceous crops

Ranbo Guo, Xin Li, Can Zhu, Lei Liu, Chunyang Pan, Junling Hu, Xiaoxiao Lu, Shumin He, Lin Yang, Yanmei Guo, Zejun Huang, Xiaoxuan Wang, Yongchen Du, Wenying Zhu, Junming Li

published 04 Dec 2025

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Genome-wide identification and functional characterization of NPR1-like genes in Actinidia deliciosa

Weimin Zhong, Yuexia Wang, Shiming Han, Jihong Dong, Yumei Fang, Xiaoling Xu, Muhammad Umar Rasheed, Aiman Malik, Qurban Ali, Muhammad Ashfaq, Jia Zhou

published 13 Nov 2025

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Structural and evolutionary constraints shape adaptive landscapes of immune-related genes across mammalian phylogeny

Zhengtian Li, Mubbashar Hassan, Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Adnan Ashraf, Akhtar Rasool Asif, Iram Qadeer, Abid Hussain Shahzad, Shaista Abbas, Muhammad Sajid, Abdul Mateen, Irfan Ahmed, Jamal Muhammad, Sayyed Aun Muhammad, Farid S. Ataya

published 07 Nov 2025

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Simulating macroevolutionary trends and open-ended evolution with a novel mechanistic multi-level approach

Roberto Latorre, Miguel Brun-Usan, Gloria Fernández-Lázaro

published 06 Nov 2025

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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase (PAL) in cucumber

Jiaojiao Zhang, Kunyang Wang, Shuai Meng, Qiushuang Han, Ming Gao

published 06 Nov 2025

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Investigating the evolutionary dynamics and mutational pattern of SARS-CoV-2 spike gene on selected SARS-CoV-2 variants

Bachir Balech, Alessandra Lo Presti, Claudia Telegrafo, Lucia Maisto, Emanuela Giombini, Angela Di Martino, Luigina Ambrosio, Apollonia Tullo, Paola Stefanelli, on behalf of the Italian Genomic Laboratory Network

published 21 Oct 2025

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