Adaptive structural and functional evolution of the placenta protects fetal growth in high elevation deer mice
K. Wilsterman, E. C. Moore, R. M. Schweizer, K. Cunningham, J. M. Good, Z. A. Cheviron
This study investigates how high elevation adaptation in deer mice affects placental structure and function to protect fetal growth under hypoxia, identifying conserved genetic pathways and genomic features involved.
bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2022Evolutionary Biology