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Natural GMOs Part 252. Asian longhorned beetle, a globally significant invasive pest species, relies on new genes from microbes to eat diverse foods
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 2:02
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Amplification and functional divergence of genes associated with specialized feeding on plants, including genes originally obtained via horizontal gene transfer from fungi and bacteria, contributed to the addition, expansion, and enhancement of the metabolic repertoire of the Asian longhorned beetle, certain other phytophagous beetles, and to a lesser degree, other phytophagous insects. Our results thus begin to establish a genomic basis for the evolutionary success of beetles on plants.
Source: http://gmopundit.blogspot.com/2016/11/natural-gmos-part-252-asian-longhorned.html
