Elaborate expansion of syntenic V1R hotspots correlates with high species diversity in nocturnal mouse and dwarf lemurs
Kelsie E. Hunnicutt, George P. Tiley, Rachel C. Williams, Peter A. Larsen, Marina B. Blanco, Rodin M. Rasoloarison, C. Ryan Campbell, Kevin W. Zhu, David W. Weisrock, Hiroaki Matsunami, Anne D. Yoder
The paper compares V1R gene diversity in nocturnal and diurnal lemurs, finding a correlation between nocturnality and expanded V1R repertoires.
Genome Biology and Evolution · Sep 14, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics