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S. Wighard

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivAug 22, 2023

Conserved switch genes regulate a novel cannibalistic morph after whole genome duplication

S. Wighard, R. J. Sommer, H. Witte

The paper shows that a whole genome duplication enabled a nematode to evolve a new cannibalistic mouth morph through co-option of conserved developmental switch genes.

DOI 10.1126/sciadv.adk6062

experimental assaygenetic perturbation / CRISPR

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