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Genomic and transcriptomic analyses support a silk gland origin of spider venom glands
BACKGROUND: Spiders comprise a hyperdiverse lineage of predators with venom systems, yet the origin of functionally novel spider venom glands remains unclear. Previous studies have hypothesized that spider venom glands originated from salivary glands or evolved from silk-producing glands present in...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10099834/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37055766 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01581-7 |