Firefly genomes illuminate parallel origins of bioluminescence in beetles

Firefly genomes illuminate parallel origins of bioluminescence in beetles

Fireflies and their luminous courtships have inspired centuries of scientific study. Today firefly luciferase is widely used in biotechnology, but the evolutionary origin of bioluminescence within beetles remains unclear. To shed light on this long-standing question, we sequenced the genomes of two...

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Main Authors: Timothy R Fallon, Sarah E Lower, Ching-Ho Chang, Manabu Bessho-Uehara, Gavin J Martin, Adam J Bewick, Megan Behringer, Humberto J Debat, Isaac Wong, John C Day, Anton Suvorov, Christian J Silva, Kathrin F Stanger-Hall, David W Hall, Robert J Schmitz, David R Nelson, Sara M Lewis, Shuji Shigenobu, Seth M Bybee, Amanda M Larracuente, Yuichi Oba, Jing-Ke Weng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-10-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
bioluminescence
firefly
luciferase
Photinus pyralis
Ignelater luminosus
Aquatica lateralis
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/36495

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