Adaptive Evolution of the Eda Gene and Scales Loss in Schizothoracine Fishes in Response to Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau

Adaptive Evolution of the Eda Gene and Scales Loss in Schizothoracine Fishes in Response to Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau

Schizothoracine is the predominant wild fish subfamily of the Tibetan plateau (TP). Their scales, pharyngeal teeth and barbels have gradually regressed with increasing altitude. Schizothoracine have been divided into three groups: primitive, specialized and highly specialized. Ectodysplasin-A (Eda)...

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Main Authors: Cunfang Zhang, Chao Tong, Arne Ludwig, Yongtao Tang, Sijia Liu, Renyi Zhang, Chenguang Feng, Guogang Li, Zuogang Peng, Kai Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
Tibetan plateau
Schizothoracine
scale loss
Eda gene
adaptive evolution
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/10/2953

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