An annual cycle of gene regulation in the red-legged salamander mental gland: from hypertrophy to expression of rapidly evolving pheromones
Abstract Background Cell differentiation is mediated by synchronized waves of coordinated expression for hundreds to thousands of genes, and must be regulated to produce complex tissues and phenotypes. For many animal species, sexual selection has driven the development of elaborate male ornaments,...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Developmental Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12861-019-0190-z |