Developmental transcriptomics of the brittle star Amphiura filiformis reveals gene regulatory network rewiring in echinoderm larval skeleton evolution.

David V DylusAnna CzarkwianiLiisa M BlowesMaurice R ElphickPaola Oliveri

Published in: Genome biology (2018)

Our findings indicate that there has been a high degree of gene regulatory network rewiring and clade-specific gene duplication, supporting the hypothesis of a convergent evolution of larval skeleton development in echinoderms.

Keyphrases

aedes aegypti
drosophila melanogaster
single cell
copy number
dna methylation
transcription factor