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Gene duplication contributes to liver evolution

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A cross-species analysis reveals how whole genome duplication underlies the cellular diversification of the vertebrate liver.

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Fig. 1: Effect of whole genome duplication on cell-type evolution.

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Hervas-Sotomayor, F., Murat, F. Gene duplication contributes to liver evolution. Nat Ecol Evol 8, 1788–1789 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02509-2

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