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Balanced Polymorphism at the Pgm-1 Locus of the Pompeii Worm Alvinella pompejana and Its Variant Adaptability Is Only Governed by Two QE Mutations at Linked Sites.
Genes - 24 Jan 2022
Bioy Alexis, Le Port Anne-Sophie, Sabourin Emeline, Verheye Marie, Piccino Patrice, Faure Baptiste, Hourdez Stéphane, Mary Jean, Jollivet Didier
Abstract excerpt
The polychaete Alvinella pompejana lives exclusively on the walls of deep-sea hydrothermal chimneys along the East Pacific Rise (EPR), and displays specific adaptations to withstand the high temperatures and hypoxia associated with this highly variable habitat. Previous studies have revealed the existence of a balanced polymorphism on the enzyme phosphoglucomutase associated with thermal variations, where...
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