Convergent Decay of Skin-Specific Gene Modules in Pangolins

    December 2022 in “ bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) ”
    Bernardo Bollen Pinto, Raúl Valente, Filipe Caramelo … L. Filipe C. Castro

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    Studysummary This study investigated pangolin skin genetics, finding that while sweat gland-related genes are not inactivated, several genes related to sebaceous gland function are, which highlights complex evolutionary adaptations in mammalian skin.
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