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Divergent genetic mechanism leads to spiny hair in rodents.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2018

Gonçalves Gislene L, Maestri Renan, Moreira Gilson R P, Jacobi Marly A M, Freitas Thales R O, Hoekstra Hopi E

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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. We found two distinct hair morphologies had evolved repeatedly in spiny rodents: hairs with a grooved...

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PMID: 30118524
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202219
PMCID: PMC6097693

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