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Macroevolutionary dynamics of gene family gain and loss along multicellular eukaryotic lineages

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  • Mirjana Domazet-Lošo

    (University of Zagreb)

  • Tin Široki

    (University of Zagreb)

  • Korina Šimičević

    (University of Zagreb)

  • Tomislav Domazet-Lošo

    (Ruđer Bošković Institute
    Catholic University of Croatia)

Abstract

The gain and loss of genes fluctuate over evolutionary time in major eukaryotic clades. However, the full profile of these macroevolutionary trajectories is still missing. To give a more inclusive view on the changes in genome complexity across the tree of life, here we recovered the evolutionary dynamics of gene family gain and loss ranging from the ancestor of cellular organisms to 352 eukaryotic species. We show that in all considered lineages the gene family content follows a common evolutionary pattern, where the number of gene families reaches the highest value at a major evolutionary and ecological transition, and then gradually decreases towards extant organisms. This supports theoretical predictions and suggests that the genome complexity is often decoupled from commonly perceived organismal complexity. We conclude that simplification by gene family loss is a dominant force in Phanerozoic genomes of various lineages, probably underpinned by intense ecological specializations and functional outsourcing.

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  • Mirjana Domazet-Lošo & Tin Široki & Korina Šimičević & Tomislav Domazet-Lošo, 2024. "Macroevolutionary dynamics of gene family gain and loss along multicellular eukaryotic lineages," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-22, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-47017-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47017-w
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