Less, but more: new insights from appendicularians on chordate Fgf evolution and the divergence of tunicate lifestyles.
Gaspar Sánchez-Serna, Jordi Badia‐Ramentol, Paula Bujosa, Alfonso Ferrández‐Roldán, Nuria P. Torres‐Aguila, Marc Fabregà-Torrus, Johannes Nicolaus Wibisana, Michael J. Mansfield, Charles Plessy, Nicholas M. Luscombe, Ricard Albalat, Cristian Cañestro
This paper investigates how gene loss and duplication in Fgf subfamilies influenced chordate evolution, particularly in appendicularians, revealing evolutionary patterns and functional shifts.
Molecular Biology and Evolution · Dec 17, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology