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. 2022 Aug 24;609(7928):747–753. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05110-4

Fig. 4. The large genetic differences between modern animals and fungi are the outcome of two contrasting trajectories of genetic changes that preceded the origin of both groups.

Fig. 4

These divergent trajectories started immediately after the split of their last common ancestor (Opisthokonta) into Holozoa and Holomycota and continued during the emergence and diversification of Metazoa and Fungi.