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Unexpected Distribution of Chitin and Chitin Synthase across Soft-Bodied Cnidarians

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1 Published in 2023 at "Biomolecules"

DOI: 10.3390/biom13050777

Abstract: Cnidarians are commonly recognized as sea jellies, corals, or complex colonies such as the Portuguese man-of-war. While some cnidarians possess rigid internal calcareous skeletons (e.g., corals), many are soft-bodied. Intriguingly, genes coding for the chitin-biosynthetic… read more here.

Keywords: chitin; chitin synthase; soft bodied; unexpected distribution ... See more keywords