Single-copy nuclear genes resolve the phylogeny of the holometabolous insects
Wiegmann, B. M., Trautwein, M. D., Kim, J.-W., Cassel, B. K., Bertone, M. A., Winterton, S. L., & Yeates, D. K. (2009, June 24). BMC Biology, Vol. 7.
MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Bayes Theorem; Evolution, Molecular; Genes, Insect; Hymenoptera / genetics; Insecta / classification; Insecta / genetics; Insecta / growth & development; Likelihood Functions; Metamorphosis, Biological / genetics; Phylogeny
topics (OpenAlex): Fossil Insects in Amber; Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy; Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
TL;DR:
Evidence from nucleotide sequences of six single-copy nuclear protein coding genes used to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships and estimate evolutionary divergence times is presented, finding strong support for a close relationship between Coleoptera (beetles) and Strepsiptera, a previously proposed, but analytically controversial relationship.
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