The genome of the live-bearing fish Heterandria formosa implicates a role of conserved vertebrate genes in the evolution of placental fish

The genome of the live-bearing fish Heterandria formosa implicates a role of conserved vertebrate genes in the evolution of placental fish

Abstract Background The evolution of complex organs is thought to occur via a stepwise process, each subsequent step increasing the organ’s complexity by a tiny amount. This evolutionary process can be studied by comparing closely related species that vary in the presence or absence of their organs....

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Main Authors: Henri van Kruistum, Joost van den Heuvel, Joseph Travis, Ken Kraaijeveld, Bas J. Zwaan, Martien A. M. Groenen, Hendrik-Jan Megens, Bart J. A. Pollux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Heterandria formosa
Poeciliidae
Placenta
Matrotrophy
Positive selection
Gene duplication
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1484-2

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