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Signaling output genes shed light on evolutionary crossroads of vertebrates
- February 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered a crucial piece in the puzzle of how all animals with a spine—including all mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibians—evolved. In a paper published in BMC Biology, researchers found an intriguing pattern of gene evolution which appears to be significant for the evolutionary origin and diversification of vertebrates.
Originally published at Phys.org