Parallel reduction in expression, but no loss of functional constraint, in two opsin paralogs within cave populations of Gammarus minus (Crustacea: Amphipoda)

BACKGROUND: Gammarus minus, a freshwater amphipod living in the cave and surface streams in the eastern USA, is a premier candidate for studying the evolution of troglomorphic traits such as pigmentation loss, elongated appendages, and reduced eyes. In G. minus, multiple pairs of genetically related...

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Autores principales: Carlini, David B, Satish, Suma, Fong, Daniel W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23617561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-89

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23617561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-89

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