Reposted by Emily Lau, PhD
@emilylau.bsky.social @ostratodd.bsky.social et al. show that bioluminescent luciferases in brittle stars and octocorals evolved in parallel from haloalkane dehalogenases, highlighting how gene function and genomic availability shape convergent evolution.
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Functional Characterization of Luciferase in a Brittle Star Indicates Parallel Evolution Influenced by Genomic Availability of Haloalkane Dehalogenase
Abstract. Determining why convergent traits use distinct versus shared genetic components is crucial for understanding how evolutionary processes generate
