Elephant Genomes Reveal Accelerated Evolution in Mechanisms Underlying Disease Defenses

Disease susceptibility and resistance are important factors for the conservation of endangered species, including elephants. We analyzed pathology data from 26 zoos and report that Asian elephants have increased neoplasia and malignancy prevalence compared with African bush elephants. This is consis...

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Autores principales: Tollis, Marc, Ferris, Elliott, Campbell, Michael S, Harris, Valerie K, Rupp, Shawn M, Harrison, Tara M, Kiso, Wendy K, Schmitt, Dennis L, Garner, Michael M, Aktipis, Christina Athena, Maley, Carlo C, Boddy, Amy M, Yandell, Mark, Gregg, Christopher, Schiffman, Joshua D, Abegglen, Lisa M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Discoveries
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8383897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33944920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab127

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8383897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33944920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab127

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