Tracking evolutionary trends towards increasing complexity: a case study in Cyanobacteria
A. Moya, J. L. Oliver, M. Verdu, L. Delaye, V. Arnau, P. Bernaola-Galvan, R. de la Fuente, W. Diaz, C. Gomez-Martin, F. M. Gonzalez, A. Latorre, R. Lebron, R. Roman-Roldan
The paper measures genome complexity in 91 Cyanobacteria genomes using six metrics and finds evidence of progressive evolution towards higher complexity driven by natural selection.
bioRxiv · Jan 29, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology