Genes lost during the transition from land to water in cetaceans highlight genomic changes associated with aquatic adaptations-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Genes lost during the transition from land to water in cetaceans highlight genomic changes associated with aquatic adaptations

Author:

Huelsmann Matthias¹²³^ORCID,Hecker Nikolai¹²³^ORCID,Springer Mark S.⁴^ORCID,Gatesy John⁴⁵,Sharma Virag¹²³^ORCID,Hiller Michael¹²³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany.

2. Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, 01187 Dresden, Germany.

3. Center for Systems Biology Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany.

4. Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.

5. Division of Vertebrate Zoology and Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024, USA.

Abstract

Several genes lost in the ancestors of whales and dolphins likely contributed to adapting to a fully aquatic environment.

Funder

National Science Foundation

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Leibniz Association

Max Planck Society

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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