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Journal of Molecular Evolution

Published by Springer-Verlag.

ISSN 0022-2844 / 1432-1432

Aims & scope

Journal of Molecular Evolution publishes peer-reviewed research. Manuscripts pass a technical check and a scope check by the handling editor before going to independent reviewers.

Recently published

Plasticity of Expression of Immunoregulatory Genes in Two Allopatric Populations of Drosophila ananassae: Novel Insight into Molecular Process Under Selection

Pallab Paul, Sayarneel Mandal, Ishita Dutta, Papiya Ghosh, Sujay Ghosh · 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00239-026-10357-w

Gene Observability Limits Comparative Genomic Inference of Vertebrate Lifespan Evolution

Si Li, Yanyan Huang · 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00239-026-10359-8

Recombination and Incomplete Lineage Sorting Resolve the Enigma of Lysozyme Evolution

Dawson Houghtaling, Edward L. Braun, Rebecca T. Kimball · 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00239-026-10356-x

Hierarchical Organization of Evolutionary Constraint in Duplicated EF-Hand Motifs

Abdul Basit · 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00239-026-10353-0

Computational Characterization of Banana Lectins from Musa acuminata and M. balbisiana Reveals BanLec–Glycan Interactions Relevant to Hypermannosylation in Breast Cancer

Fenny M. Dwivany, Hansley Kurniawan, Munsif Ali Shad, Adena Salsabila, Sofia Safitri Hessel, Krisdiantoro, Ima M. Zainuddin, Fenryco Pratama, Heni Rachmawati, Marselina Irasonia Tan, Rizkita Rachmi Esyanti, Tri Rini Nuringtyas, Riezki Amalia, Annisa, Andri Fadillah Martin, Yashanti Berlinda Paradisa, Trina Ekawati Tallei · 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00239-026-10352-1

Structural and Evolutionary Analysis of Non-specific Lipid Transfer Proteins (nsLTPs) in Cereus (Cactaceae)

M. I. O. Cardoso, J. A. Teodoro, T. A. Costa-Silva, D. T. Amaral · 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00239-026-10351-2

Mitogenomic Insights into the Tinfoil Barb Barbonymus schwanefeldii from Sumatra, Indonesia: Structural Features, Selective Pressure, Genetic Diversity, and Phylogenetic Placement

Angkasa Putra, Sarifah Aini, Muhammad Misi Muslimin, Hye-Eun Kang, Ah Ran Kim, Soo Rin Lee, Gde Raka Angga Kartika, Sang Van Vu, Hyun-Woo Kim, Shantanu Kundu · 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00239-026-10350-3

Selection for Folding Stability Predicts Observed Covariation Between Protein Positions in the PDB

Fatemeh Saebi, Jonas Minning, Ugo Bastolla · 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00239-026-10348-x

Genomic Codon Usage is Structurally Consistent with First-Classness Across the Tree of Life

Douglas J. Huntington Moore · 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00239-026-10343-2

Diversification of Cellulose Synthase (CESA) Genes in Mosses Suggests Both Ancient and Recent Gene duplications

Alyssa Hartmann, Corinna Breusing, Alexandra Walling, Kerrina Whelan, Alison Roberts, Rachel S. Schwartz · 2026

DOI 10.1007/s00239-026-10342-3

Co-mutation Based Genetic Networks to Infer Temporal Mutation Dynamics in Ancient Human Mitochondrial Genomes

Rahul K. Verma, Jesualdo A. Fuentes-González, Jason Pienaar, Janna Fierst · 2026