Amazing to see so much data on Hox genes in #Xenacoelomoprhs! Showing great clade-specific Hox variation and providing insights on the possible ancestral state and evolution of the xenacoelomorph Hox complement. Congrats Ulf, Joseph @yannbuck.bsky.social @saabalde.bsky.social #evolution
@yannbuck.bluesky.social et al. show that Hox gene variability between xenacoelomorphs and other bilaterians reflects selective retention of ancestral Hox content rather than affinity to either deuterostomes or protostomes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag094 📷 Ulf Jondelius #genome #evolution