The study suggests that the endoderm of the urochordate Styela clava has a dual developmental origin, challenging previous assumptions about its evolutionary development.
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The study suggests that the endoderm of the urochordate Styela clava has a dual developmental origin, challenging previous assumptions about its evolutionary development.
Parent: Evolutionary ScienceEntity: Tunicate Endoderm OriginImpact: positiveDate: Apr 20, 2026Target: The dual developmental origin of the tunicate endoderm as proposed by the study
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The endoderm cell trajectory of urochordate Styela clava reveals the dual developmental origin and evolution of digestive tract
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**eLife Assessment**
This potentially important paper questions the evolutionary origin of the tunicate endoderm, using single-cell sequencing on a developmental series of the ascidian Styela clava that covers metamorphosis and gut development. The…
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The endoderm cell trajectory of urochordate Styela clava reveals the dual developmental origin and evolution of digestive tract
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The authors employ state-of-the-art single-cell sequencing technologies to map the gene expression profiles of the developing digestive tract in the ascidian Styela clava, a member of the invertebrate…
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The endoderm cell trajectory of urochordate Styela clava reveals the dual developmental origin and evolution of digestive tract
hypothes.is/a/rTBsADyLEfGSvV-QbX5bag
**eLife Assessment**
This potentially important paper questions the evolutionary origin of the tunicate endoderm, using single-cell sequencing on a developmental series of the ascidian Styela clava that covers metamorphosis and gut development. The…
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 20, 2026