Did the Neuron evolve twice?

Lead Research Organisation: University of Leicester
Department Name: Genetics

Abstract

Neurons are fundamental for survival in animals, enabling organisms respond to sensory stimuli, requires sophisticated integration of different functional modules. However, it has been suggested comb jellies may have independently evolved their neurons and nervous system structure. Using the recent developments of single-cell RNA-sequencing and observations that related cell-types are characterized by the shared expression of orthologous genes in my PhD I will clarify if neurons in ctenophores are homologous to the one in bilaterians

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Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
BB/T00746X/1 01/10/2020 30/09/2028
2590783 Studentship BB/T00746X/1 04/10/2021 03/10/2025 Daenia La Rode