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Multiple episodes of convergence in genes of the dim light vision pathway in bats.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Shen Yong-Yi, Lim Burton K, Liu He-Qun, Liu Jie, Irwin David M, Zhang Ya-Ping
Abstract excerpt
The molecular basis of the evolution of phenotypic characters is very complex and is poorly understood with few examples documenting the roles of multiple genes. Considering that a single gene cannot fully explain the convergence of phenotypic characters, we choose to study the convergent evolution of rod vision in two divergent bats from a network perspective. The Old World fruit bats (Pteropodidae) are...
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