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May 3, 20260 citations

Bryophytes: natural incubators of new gene evolution.

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SDShanshan DongMLManyuan LongYLYang Liu

Key Points

  • The research aims to investigate the role of bryophytes in the origination of new genes from noncoding regions.
  • Analysis of the genetic data from bryophytes.
  • Comparison of gene evolution mechanisms across different plant species.
  • Establishing bryophytes as a key system for studying new gene emergence.
  • Bryophytes show an exceptionally high abundance of de novo originated genes.
  • The findings suggest bryophytes significantly contribute to genetic innovation in plants.
  • Insights into evolutionary consequences of new gene emergence were established.

Abstract

De novo gene origination from noncoding regions is a major source of genetic innovation. Dong et al. 1 (Nat. Genet. 2025; 57:2562-2569) reveal that bryophytes harbor an exceptionally high abundance of such genes, establishing them as a new and key system for studying the mechanisms and evolutionary consequences of new gene emergence in plants.

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Dong et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f6e6648071d4f1bdfc715fhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2026.04.011
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