Convergent forms of bioluminescence have originated often across diverse forms of life, providing an excellent system for investigating convergent evolution. Within cephalopods, a form of bioluminescence reliant on a luminous symbiotic bacterium has evolved multiple times. Using target species Euprymna and Uroteuthis in a comparative transcriptomic approach, my work investigates if the expression profiles for genes required for the specialized organ housing these bacteria are as similar as the profiles between organs that share an evolutionary history (eyes, brain, etc.). Results of this work have important consequences for our understanding of gene expression evolution, the molecular signatures of both homologous and convergent traits, and the evolution of animal-bacteria symbiosis.