Reconstruction of the ancestral metazoan genome reveals an increase in genomic novelty

Reconstruction of the ancestral metazoan genome reveals an increase in genomic novelty

Animals, the Metazoa, co-opted numerous unicellular genes in their transition to multicellularity. Here, the authors use phylogenomic analyses to infer the genome composition of the ancestor of extant animals and show there was also a burst of novel gene groups associated with this transition.

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Main Authors: Jordi Paps, Peter W. H. Holland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04136-5
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spelling doaj-d2fdf61dcf9c42c3938de1641d6a465e2021-05-11T09:43:43ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-04-01911810.1038/s41467-018-04136-5Reconstruction of the ancestral metazoan genome reveals an increase in genomic noveltyJordi Paps0Peter W. H. Holland1School of Biological Sciences, University of EssexDepartment of Zoology, University of OxfordAnimals, the Metazoa, co-opted numerous unicellular genes in their transition to multicellularity. Here, the authors use phylogenomic analyses to infer the genome composition of the ancestor of extant animals and show there was also a burst of novel gene groups associated with this transition.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04136-5
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title_short Reconstruction of the ancestral metazoan genome reveals an increase in genomic novelty
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title_full_unstemmed Reconstruction of the ancestral metazoan genome reveals an increase in genomic novelty
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description Animals, the Metazoa, co-opted numerous unicellular genes in their transition to multicellularity. Here, the authors use phylogenomic analyses to infer the genome composition of the ancestor of extant animals and show there was also a burst of novel gene groups associated with this transition.
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