CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) scientists, in their latest study, found that genetic diversity decreases in species with larger body sizes, and is higher for species where the mother cares for the offspring.
Using over 1,200 sequences from a maternally-inherited gene for 128 species, the study finds that genetic diversity in centipedes (a soil invertebrate group with 420 million years of evolutionary history) is higher than in other arthropods such as spiders and insects. It is found to be higher in the southern hemisphere than in the northern hemisphere, said an official release on Wednesday.
