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Divergent genetic mechanism leads to spiny hair in rodents

Spines, or modified hairs, have evolved multiple times in mammals, particularly in rodents. In this study, we investigated the evolution of spines in six rodent families. We first measured and compared the morphology and physical properties of hairs between paired spiny and non-spiny sister lineages...

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Autores principales: Gonçalves, Gislene L., Maestri, Renan, Moreira, Gilson R. P., Jacobi, Marly A. M., Freitas, Thales R. O., Hoekstra, Hopi E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6097693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30118524
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202219