Genetics and Evolution of Insects
A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Genetics and Genomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2024 | Viewed by 1020
Special Issue Editor
2. Border Biomedical Research Center, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
Interests: bioinformatics; regulatory genomics; insect vectors; molecular genetics; cancer biology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Many insects present a serious threat to global health as a major source of disease transmission. On the other hand, insects can be beneficial for pollinating plants, controlling pests, as food for other animals, etc. Different aspects of biology, ecology and evolution have been studied in insects; fruit flies especially have been an excellent model organism for studying genetics and evolution. Through various adaptations and genetic evolution, insects have acquired mechanisms that guarantee their evolutionary success. These may include the reproductive strategies of blood-feeding insects, which assist not only in their survival but also the mechanisms for disease transmission and strategies related to social behavior and migration. These intricate evolutionary adaptations and genetic changes are being explored further using omics approaches that can unravel the evolution of the complex genetic and molecular mechanisms governing these processes. The rapid development of omics technologies has allowed researchers to quickly obtain molecular data and investigate the genetic and evolutionary changes in different organisms. The availability of multiple insect genomes has created an outstanding potential for comparative, functional, and phylo-genomic studies among insects and has led to a wealth of information on organismal biology. This Special Issue aims to highlight the advancement in our understanding of the genetic and evolutionary aspects of insects.
We are inviting original research papers and short communications of preliminary but significant experimental results. We also invite review articles in relevant areas. The topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Insect molecular genetics;
- Insect genomics;
- Insect molecular evolution;
- Insect molecular identification;
- Evolutionary biology of insects;
- Genetics and evolution of social behavior;
- Genetics and evolution of migration;
- Topics that are of interest to the genetic and evolutionary entomologists.
Dr. Sourav Roy
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- insect molecular genetics
- insect genomics
- insect molecular evolution
- insect molecular identification
- evolutionary biology of insects
- genetics and evolution of social behavior
- genetics and evolution of migration
