Evolutionary loss of melanogenesis in the tunicate Molgula occulta

Evolutionary loss of melanogenesis in the tunicate Molgula occulta

Abstract Background Analyzing close species with diverse developmental modes is instrumental for investigating the evolutionary significance of physiological, anatomical and behavioral features at a molecular level. Many examples of trait loss are known in metazoan populations living in dark environ...

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Main Authors: Claudia Racioppi, Maria Carmen Valoroso, Ugo Coppola, Elijah K. Lowe, C. Titus Brown, Billie J. Swalla, Lionel Christiaen, Alberto Stolfi, Filomena Ristoratore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:EvoDevo
Subjects:
Pigmentation
Tyrosinase evolution
Transposable elements
Pseudogenes
Phylogeny
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-017-0074-x

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