Chromosomal inversions and their impact on insect evolution.

Insects can adapt quickly and effectively to rapid environmental change and maintain long-term adaptations, but the genetic mechanisms underlying this response are not fully understood. In this review, we summarize studies on the potential impact of chromosomal inversion polymorphisms on insect evolution at different spatial and temporal scales, ranging from long-term evolutionary stability to rapid emergence in response to emerging biotic and abiotic factors. The study of inversions has recently been advanced by comparative, population, and 3D genomics methods. The impact of inversions on insect genome evolution can be profound, including increased gene order rearrangements on sex chromosomes, accumulation of transposable elements, and facilitation of genome divergence. Understanding these processes provides critical insights into the evolutionary mechanisms shaping insect diversity.

• Publication year

  2024

• Venue

  Current Opinion in Insect Science

• Publication date

  2024-10-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/j.cois.2024.101280PMID 39374869PMCID PMC11611660
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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