How ciliated larva evolved

Written By Andreas Hejnol

Together with our collaborators we investigated in depth the genome of the annelid Owenia fusiformes. The comparative approach allowed us to understand that ciliated larva likely evolved by postponing the “tail” development. A study published in Nature.

University News you can read here: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/230125-lebenszyklen

Andreas Hejnol
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