Discovery and description of a novel sexual weapon in the world’s most widely-studied freshwater turtle
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DOI: 10.1007/s10682-019-10014-3
Abstract: Sexually coercive reproductive tactics are widespread among animals, where one sex employs specialized structures, called sexual weapons, to harass, intimidate, and/or physically force the other sex to mate. Painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) have been extremely… read more here.
Keywords: description novel; well studied; weapon; discovery description ... See more keywords
Asymmetric paralog evolution between the “cryptic” gene Bmp16 and its well-studied sister genes Bmp2 and Bmp4
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40055-1
Abstract: The vertebrate gene repertoire is characterized by “cryptic” genes whose identification has been hampered by their absence from the genomes of well-studied species. One example is the Bmp16 gene, a paralog of the developmental key… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; well studied; genes bmp2; bmp16 ... See more keywords
A comparative review on the well-studied GAT1 and the understudied BGT-1 in the brain
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1145973
Abstract: γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). Its homeostasis is maintained by neuronal and glial GABA transporters (GATs). The four GATs identified in humans are GAT1 (SLC6A1), GAT2… read more here.
Keywords: well studied; gat1; transporter; review well ... See more keywords