Identification of non-coding elements associated with the evolutionary loss of digit 1.
Jacob A. Scott, Anastasiia Lozovska, Jessica Perez, Martin J. Cohn
The paper identifies conserved non-coding elements associated with the evolutionary loss of digit 1 in mammals, showing accelerated evolution and loss of transcription factor binding sites.
bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology