Transcriptome analysis and identification of genes related to environmental adaptation of Grylloprimevala jilina Zhou & Ren 2023.

ABSTRACT: Grylloprimevala jilina is a true cave insect living in the dark areas of caves. It has the characteristics of sparse skin pigmentation, degeneration of the compound eyes and monocular eyes, and obvious preference for high-humidity and low-temperature environments. Given the highly specialized, rare, and limited distribution, G. jilina is considered an endangered species and also a first-level national protected insect in China. Cave creatures often undergo dramatic morphological changes in their sensory systems to adapt to the cave environment. Most previous studies mainly focused on morphological adaptive changes in cave insects, and only a few studied the changes at the gene level. In this study, we performed transcriptome analysis of G. jilina and constructed phylog

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10659822 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature