Two reference-quality sea snake genomes reveal their divergent evolution of adaptive traits and venom systems.
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab212
Abstract: True sea snakes (Hydrophiini) are among the last and most successful clades of vertebrates that show secondary marine adaptation, exhibiting diverse phenotypic traits and lethal venom systems. To better understand their evolution, we generated the… read more here.
Keywords: venom systems; evolution; divergent evolution; sea ... See more keywords