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ArticlePLoS biology2026

Asymmetry in the evolution of the male and female germlines.

Carina F Mugal, Marie Sémon

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Article in PLoS biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Carina F MugalLaboratory of Biometry and Evolutionary Biology, CNRS, UMR 5558, University of Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4220-4928
Marie SémonLaboratory of Biology and Modeling of the Cell, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5239, Inserm, U1293, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3479-7524

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A new study in PLOS Biology shows that in Drosophila, patterns of molecular evolution differ between genes expressed during oogenesis and spermatogenesis. Their evolutionary framework provides a basis for better understanding the link between molecular evolution of reproductive organs and the speciation process.

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Biological EvolutionDrosophilaEvolution, MolecularGerm CellsAnimalsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsFemaleMaleOogenesisSpermatogenesisDrosophila Proteins

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PMID42497122
PMCPMC13399448

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