#Mitochondrial genes are often used to test for #positiveSelection on #energetics, but do the stories supported by #dN/dS ratios hold up? Zwonitzer et al. reexamined seven case studies and found evidence for positive and relaxed #selection, but not always according to the previous hypotheses.

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https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/725805

I am very proud to share with you the results of 1.5 years of work with @Phylogenetrips, Diego hartasánchez and Nicolas Salamin !

Mammalian protein-coding genes exhibit widespread beneficial mutations that are not adaptive

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.05.03.538864v1?rss=1

It was a great pleasure to work with them and we will certainly have more to share with you soon. Below goes a short explanation of our findings. (1/7)

#Phylogenetics #PopGen #FitnessLandscapes #Adaptation #PositiveSelection #Evolution