The amylase gene cluster in house mice (Mus musculus) was subject to repeated introgression including the rescue of a pseudogene

Abstract Background Amylase gene clusters have been implicated in adaptive copy number changes in response to the amount of starch in the diet of humans and mammals. However, this interpretation has been questioned for humans and for mammals there is a paucity of information from natural populations...

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Main Authors: Miriam Linnenbrink, Kristian K. Ullrich, Ellen McConnell, Diethard Tautz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-020-01624-5