Science & ResearchAug 11, 2026
Tinkering loci: genomic hotspots of gene birth and evolutionary innovation
How does evolution create new things? A key strategy is "tinkering": changing and re-using existing biological components in new ways. Tinkering is generally thought to be genomically unpatterned, occurring without spatial or other kinds…
How does evolution create new things? A key strategy is "tinkering": changing and re-using existing biological components in new ways. Tinkering is generally thought to be genomically unpatterned, occurring without spatial or other kinds of structure. Here, I find that…
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