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Biological networks evolve through topological changes in connectivity

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Is it true that biological networks evolve through topological changes in connectivity?

Yes. Biological networks evolve through topological alterations in connectivity, driven by selective pressures and network rewiring across evolutionary timescales.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that biological networks evolve via topological changes and connectivity reorganization. Multiple recent studies (e.g., microbial community network reconfiguration, crop gene regulatory network evolution, and plant signaling module rewiring) explicitly link network topology and its evolution to biological adaptation. There are no refuting papers.

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Stress-Driven Accelerated Evolution and Ecological Network Reconfiguration in Extremophilic Microbial Communities.
2026
Stress-Driven Accelerated Evolution and Ecological Network Reconfiguration in Extremophilic Microbial Communities (2026) demonstrates how continuous environmental pressure accelerates genomic evolution by reshaping ecological network architecture.
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H, Z., L, Z., Z, H., E, C., Y, W., H, J., & Y, Z. (2026). Stress-Driven Accelerated Evolution and Ecological Network Reconfiguration in Extremophilic Microbial Communities.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology15110841

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Conserved and divergent gene regulatory networks for crop drought resistance.
2026
Conserved and divergent gene regulatory networks for crop drought resistance (2026) shows how gene network architecture and topological structures are shaped by natural selection to drive evolutionary genetic adaptation.
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X, D., L, S., Y, W., H, Q., X, W., J, M., Y, Z., Y, Z., & X, H. (2026). Conserved and divergent gene regulatory networks for crop drought resistance.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72169-2

Functional evolution and rewiring of the UVR8-BES1/BIM1 module underpin the refinement of UV-B responses during plant terrestrialization.
2026
Functional evolution and rewiring of the UVR8-BES1/BIM1 module underpin the refinement of UV-B responses during plant terrestrialization (2026) illustrates the evolutionary rewiring and topological expansion of transcriptional regulatory networks in plants.
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C, C., R, D., M, Z., Q, J., J, W., Z, X., W, X., Y, Z., Z, Z., & B, Z. (2026). Functional evolution and rewiring of the UVR8-BES1/BIM1 module underpin the refinement of UV-B responses during plant terrestrialization.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2026.101842

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The retrieved literature consistently supports the claim that biological networks evolve via topological changes and connectivity reorganization. Multiple recent studies (e.g., microbial community network reconfiguration, crop gene regulatory network evolution, and plant signaling module rewiring) explicitly link network topology and its evolution to biological adaptation. There are no refuting papers.

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