The slow evolving genome of the xenacoelomorph worm Xenoturbella bocki
P. H. Schiffer, P. Natsidis, D. J. Leite, H. Robertson, F. Lapraz, F. Marletaz, B. Fromm, L. Baudry, F. Simpson, E. Hoye, A.-C. Zakrzewski, P. Kapli, K. J. Hoff, S. Mueller, M. Marbouty, , M. J. Telford
This study analyzes the genome of Xenoturbella bocki to assess its phylogenetic position and genomic complexity, finding it has a complex genome similar to other bilaterians.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology