A developmental program that regulates mammalian organ size offsets evolutionary distance
Y. Shimamura, J. Tanaka, M. Kakiuchi, H. Sarmah, A. Miura, Y. Hwang, A. Sawada, Z. Ninish, K. Yamada, J. J. Cai, M. Mori
The paper identifies a conserved molecular program regulating organ size across species, showing higher homology in humans and pigs than in closely related mice.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology