Positive selection and inactivation in the vision and hearing genes of cetaceans.
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa070
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, while baleen whales… read more here.
Keywords: positive selection; inactivation vision; vision; vision hearing ... See more keywords