The hourglass model of evolutionary conservation during embryogenesis extends to developmental enhancers with signatures of positive selection
J. Liu, R. R. Viales, P. Khoueiry, J. P. Reddington, C. Girardot, E. Furlong, M. Robinson-Rechavi
The paper identifies a higher proportion of conserved enhancers during the phylotypic period of Drosophila embryogenesis and detects positive selection on enhancers at early and late stages.
bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2020Evolutionary Biology