
Aase-Remedios et al. compare chromatin accessibility and gene expression in embryonic stages between an arachnopulmonate and a nonarachnopulmonate arachnid, providing insights into the ancestral arachnopulmonate whole-genome duplication.
The recent GBE paper on whole-genome duplication in Potamopyrgus antipodarum may have impacted the evolution of asexual reproduction is the focus of November's Highlight.
Highlight: Genome Duplication in a New Zealand Snail Holds Clues for the Persistence of (A)sexual Reproduction
🔗 https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf198
Jalinsky et al. present a high-quality genome assembly for the New Zealand snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum, revealing a whole-genome duplication and evidence for rediploidization.