Positive Selection and Inactivation in the Vision and Hearing Genes of Cetaceans

Abstract The transition to an aquatic lifestyle in cetaceans (whales and dolphins) resulted in a radical transformation in their sensory systems. Toothed whales acquired specialized high-frequency hearing tied to the evolution of echolocation, whereas baleen whales evolved low-frequency hearing. Mor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Molecular biology and evolution 2020-07, Vol.37 (7), p.2069-2083
Hauptverfasser:	McGowen, Michael R, Tsagkogeorga, Georgia, Williamson, Joseph, Morin, Phillip A, Rossiter, and Stephen J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Biological Evolution Cetacea - genetics Evolutionary Biology Gene Silencing Genetics & Heredity Hearing - genetics Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology Selection, Genetic Vision, Ocular - genetics
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