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Gene regulatory co-option drives birdsong neural circuit specialization
Arturo Pedro Marquez, Cayla R. M. Lagousis, Eva Katcher…·Bradley M. Colquitt
The paper identifies gene regulatory co-option as a mechanism driving the evolution of specialized neural circuits in birdsong by analyzing gene expression and chromatin accessibility in songbird brains.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.24.720702