Gene loss during a transition to multicellularity

Abstract Multicellular evolution is a major transition associated with momentous diversification of multiple lineages and increased developmental complexity. The volvocine algae comprise a valuable system for the study of this transition, as they span from unicellular to undifferentiated and differe...

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Main Authors: Berenice Jiménez-Marín, Jessica B. Rakijas, Antariksh Tyagi, Aakash Pandey, Erik R. Hanschen, Jaden Anderson, Matthew G. Heffel, Thomas G. Platt, Bradley J. S. C. Olson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29742-2