Tracing the stepwise Darwinian evolution of a plant halogenase
Colin Y. Kim, David W. Kastner, Andrew J. Mitchell, Michael A. Gutierrez, Jocelyn S. Yao, Edwin N. Neumann, Heather J. Kulik, Jing‐Ke Weng
This study traces the evolutionary origin of a plant halogenase by showing it evolved from a flavonol synthase gene through duplication, neofunctionalization, and structural changes.
Science Advances · Aug 13, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry