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January 28, 2026Current BiologyOpen Access

Discovery of additional ancient genome duplications in yeasts

Kyle T. David Linda C. Horianopoulos Carla Vitola Gonçalves Jacob L. Steenwyk Ana Pontes Paula Gonçalves Chris Todd Hittinger Matt Pennell Antonis Rokas

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Ancient genome duplications provide new insights into evolutionary patterns and relationships among yeasts.
Phylogenetic analysis shows multiple duplications unique to specific yeast lineages, suggesting adaptive significance.
Assessment focused on diverse yeast species, reinforcing the idea of shared evolutionary mechanisms across lineages.
Highlights the importance of exploring ancient genomic events to understand evolutionary processes in fungi.

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Observational analysis reveals additional genome duplications in yeasts, indicating evolutionary complexity.

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David et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75c9ac6e9836116a259f1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.12.053

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