A 144-species, 1,478-gene transcriptome matrix estimates ordinal relationships and modelled divergence intervals across insects.
Represented range0–0 Ma
RegionsBioProject PRJNA183205 and 1KITE transcriptome matrix
CladesInsecta · Pterygota · Holometabola
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divergence-time · high
The 1KITE matrix of 1,478 protein-coding genes from 144 sampled insect species resolves many ordinal relationships and estimates calibrated divergence intervals, but its node ages depend on fossil assignments, clock priors, taxon sampling and sequence models.