The Amphimedon queenslandica draft genome contains many metazoan signalling, transcription-factor, adhesion and cell-cycle gene families despite the adult sponge lacking eumetazoan organs.
claim:event:amphimedon-draft-genomeAmphimedon draft-genome comparison
One living demosponge genome separates conserved molecular machinery from the later assembly of organs and cell types.
Represented range0–0 Ma
RegionsHeron Island reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
CladesAmphimedon queenslandica · Demospongiae
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References
- The Amphimedon queenslandica genome and the evolution of animal complexitySrivastava, M.; Simakov, O.; Chapman, J.; Fahey, B.; Gauthier, M.E.A.; Mitros, T.; Richards, G.S.; Conaco, C.; Dacre, M.; Hellsten, U.; et al. · 2010 · DOI 10.1038/nature09201