Volume 18, Issue 3, March 2026
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Highlights
Endoparasitoids at Odds: Not All Rely on Viral Domestication
Shady A Kuster
Review
Recent Microbial Evolutionary Insights From Metagenomics
Bárbara Moguel and others
Letters
Caution in Interpreting Regulatory RNA Associations With Eusocial Evolution in Bees
Petr Heneberg
Regulatory RNA Patterns Associated with Bee Evolution Should Be Interpreted with Caution, but Correlational Studies Should Not Be Entirely Dismissed
Dova Brenman-Suttner and Amro Zayed
The Missing Piece: Functional Telomerase Restored in the Beetle Model
Petr Fajkus and others
Articles
The Genomics of Convergent Adaptation to Intertidal Gravel Beaches in Mediterranean Clingfishes
Maximilian Wagner and others
Molecular Complexity Constrained Early Amino Acid Recruitment into the Genetic Code
Syeda Ameena Hashmi and others
Comparative Genomics and Phylogenomics of the Mustelinae Lineage (Mustelidae, Carnivora)
Azamat A Totikov and others
Genomics of Sable (
Martes zibellina)
× Pine Marten (
Martes martes
) Hybridization
Andrey A Tomarovsky and others
Decoding the Avian Missing Gene Mystery: Dot Chromosomes Unmask Extensive Gene Loss and Novel Genetic Instability
Tomáš Hron and others
Tachinid Endoparasitoid Flies do not Rely on Domesticated Viruses, Unlike Multiple Hymenopteran Lineages
Sara Oukkal and others
Assessing the Potential of Ancient Protein Sequences in the Study of Hominid Evolution
Ioannis Patramanis and others
Predictors of Protein Evolution in the drosophilid Immune System
Pankaj Dhakad and Darren J Obbard
Evolution of Highly Repetitive Silk Genes in the Luna Moth,
Actias luna
Bert Foquet and others
Recurrent Chromosome Destabilization Through Repeat-Mediated Rearrangements in a Fungal Pathogen
Simone Fouché and others
Metabolic resistance of the tiger mosquito to pyrethroid insecticides in La Réunion Island likely results from local adaptation
Tiphaine Bacot and others
Structural Constraints Acting on the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Reveal Limited Space for Viral Adaptation
James C Herzig and others
Substitution Spectrum and Selection at G-quadruplexes in Great Ape Telomere-to-Telomere Genomes
Xinru Zhang and others
Genomic Characterization of Dengue Virus in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China (2019 and 2023)
Longshan Li and others
Genome Evolution and the Enigmatic Axial Skeleton of the Hero Shew (Soricidae:
Scutisorex Somereni
)
Austin S Chipps and others
Evidence of Relaxed Selection in the Mitochondrial Genomes of Phototrophic
Paulinella
Lineages
Sungpil Han and others
Positive Selection Targeted Primate Genes that Encode Transposable Element Repressors
Rachele Cagliani and others
Evolutionary Dynamics of Gene Expression During Thermal Adaptation in
Drosophila subobscura
Marta A Antunes and others
Retrotransposition Events Shape the Evolution of the Ataxin-3 Gene Family in Primates
Daniela FelÃcio and others
Allelic Variation at tRNA Genes in Three Nematode Species Indicates Mutation Load Despite Strong Purifying Selection
Avery Davis Bell and others
Signatures of Innovation and Selection in the Extremotolerant Yeast
Kluyveromyces marxianus
Kaylee E Christensen and others
The Evolutionary Flexibility of the
Drosophila
Circadian Clock: Network Constraints or Adaptive Freedom?
Leo Douglas Creasey and others
The Road so Far: Tracing the Molecular Evolution of Hexokinase Family in Metazoa
Douglas Jardim-Messeder and others
Genome Assemblies of the Daisy
Gorteria diffusa
Elucidate the Molecular-Genomic Basis of Pollination by Sexual Deception
Roman T Kellenberger and others
Unraveling the Genome of
Epidendrum Fulgens
: Demographic History and Gene Family Dynamics in a Resilient Neotropical Orchid
Jacqueline S de Mattos and others
A Deep Dive into the Globin Superfamily of Sharks, Skates, and Rays: Contrasting Patterns of Gene Loss and Retention Relative to Bony Vertebrates
Hunter K Walt and others
Genomic Exaptation and Regulatory Landscape Shifts as Key Mechanisms Enabling Flatworm Terrestrialization
Belén Carbonetto and others
How Does Transcription-Associated Mutagenesis Shape tRNA Microevolution?
Hector Baños and others
Lifespan Predicts Mitochondrial Substitution Rates across Vertebrates, but Methodology Matters
Jess E Sterling and others
Genome Resources
A Chromosome-level Assembly and Functional Genomic Resources for the Model Annelid
Capitella teleta
Billie E Davies and others
Genome Assembly of
Spinifex sericeus
Provides Insights into Repetitive Content and Haplotype Variation in a Dioecious Coastal Grass
Stephanie H Chen and others
Chromosome-Scale Reference Genome Assemblies for Two
Anoplophora
Longhorned Beetle Species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Sangil Kim and others
De Novo
Chromosome-Level Assembly of the Endangered
Pilocarpus Microphyllus
Highlights Genomic Resources for Conservation and Sustainable Pilocarpine Extraction
Mariane Brom Sobreiro and others