Convergent evolution of cluster-wide Hox gene regulation in Bilateria
Billie E. Davies, Francisco M. Martín-Zamora, Tom Frankish, Elise Parey, Nancy Ellis, Noura Maziak, Kero Guynes, Grygoriy Zolotarov, Yi‐Jyun Luo, Ferdinand Marlétaz, Juan M. Vaquerizas, Arnau Sebé-Pedrós, Nicolae Radu Zabet, Paul J. Hurd, José María Martín-Durán
The paper identifies a conserved global control region for Hox gene regulation in annelids and shows convergent evolution of cluster-wide regulatory mechanisms in vertebrates and spiralians.
bioRxiv · May 19, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology