Evolutionary principles underlying neuron subtype encoding and diversification in animals
Jenks Hehmeyer, Daria Harris, Christopher J. Lowe, H. Marlow
The paper uses single-cell RNA-sequencing to compare neuronal subtypes across species, finding that while core transcriptional features are shared, subtype-defining genes show significant divergence.
bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology