Molecular evolution across developmental time reveals rapid divergence in early embryogenesis
A. D. Cutter, R. H. Garrett, S. Mark, W. Wang, L. Sun
The paper analyzes gene expression dynamics in C. elegans to show rapid molecular evolution in genes with declining transcript abundance during early embryogenesis, challenging existing evolutionary models of development.
Evolution Letters · Aug 1, 2019Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology