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Ectodysplasin signalling genes and phenotypic evolution in sculpins (Cottus).
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Sept 2015
Cheng Jie, Sedlazek Fritz, Altmüller Janine, Nolte Arne W
Abstract excerpt
Despite their deeply conserved function among vertebrates, ectodysplasin (Eda) signalling genes are involved in microevolutionary change in humans and sticklebacks. If such a dual role is common, Eda signalling genes constitute hotspots for morphological evolution. Variation in sculpin (Cottus) skin prickling and body shape resembles patterns caused by variation in Eda signalling in sticklebacks. We mapped Eda...
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