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Variation in Orthologous Shell-Forming Proteins Contribute to Molluscan Shell Diversity.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Nov 2017
Jackson Daniel J, Reim Laurin, Randow Clemens, Cerveau Nicolas, Degnan Bernard M, Fleck Claudia
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Despite the evolutionary success and ancient heritage of the molluscan shell, little is known about the molecular details of its formation, evolutionary origins, or the interactions between the material properties of the shell and its organic constituents. In contrast to this dearth of information, a growing collection of molluscan shell-forming proteomes and transcriptomes suggest they are comprised of both...
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