Accelerated evolution of Vkorc1 in desert rodent species reveals genetic preadaptation to anticoagulant rodenticides.
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DOI: 10.1002/ps.6905
Abstract: BACKGROUND Some rodent species living in arid areas show elevated physiological tolerance to anti-vitamin K rodenticides (AVKs), which seems due to some unknown selective pressures that rodents may experience in desert habitats. Genes involved in… read more here.
Keywords: rodent species; vkorc1 desert; desert; desert rodent ... See more keywords