Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Gene loss during a transition to multicellularity
B. Jimenez-Marin, J. B. Rakijas, A. Tyagi…·B. J. S. C. Olson
The paper examines gene loss in volvocine algae during multicellular evolution, finding that gene loss drives developmental complexity through novel protein interactions and network reconfiguration.
DOI 10.1101/2021.02.16.431445