Regulatory innovation and transcriptome turnover drive the evolution of multicellularity in brown algae
Jaruwatana Sodai Lotharukpong, Min Zheng, Remy Luthringer, Daniel Liesner, Kenny A. Bogaert, Masakazu Hoshino, Elvira López‐Gómez, Noé Fernández‐Pozo, Fabian B. Haas, Susana M. Coelho
This study uses transcriptomic data from brown algae to show that regulatory evolution drives multicellular innovation despite conserved genome architecture.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology