Molecular Evolutionary Analyses of Tooth Genes Support Sequential Loss of Enamel and Teeth in Baleen Whales (Mysticeti)
J. G. RANDALL, J. Gatesy, M. Springer
This study analyzes tooth-related genes in baleen whales to determine the sequence of enamel and tooth loss, finding enamel loss occurred early followed by dentin loss in separate lineages.
bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2021Evolutionary Biology