Large blocks of genes conserved through hundreds of millions of years of evolution hint at how the first animal chromosomes came to be. <p>The post <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/secrets-of-early-animal-evolution-revealed-by-chromosome-tectonics-20220202/" target="_blank">Secrets of Early Animal Evolution Revealed by Chromosome ‘Tectonics’</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org" target="_blank">Quanta Magazine</a></p>

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