Mnemiopsis leidyi, one of the comb jellies studied which helped reveal the origins of distal regulation. Credit: Joan-Josep Soto Angel
📢New paper out in @nature.com!
🪼Comb jellies reveal ancient origins of animal genome regulation
🧬Researchers from @crg.eu and CNAG find that the ability to control genes across tens of thousands of DNA letters evolved 650–700 million years ago
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