The growth hormone gene has evolved independently in African Pygmy Mouse Mus minutoides
Sumito Matsuya, Hiroyuki Imai, Yasuo Kiso, Ken Takeshi Kusakabe, Kiyoshi Kanô
The paper examines the evolution of the growth hormone gene in African Pygmy Mouse, finding it diverged earlier and may have evolved independently with different functions.
bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2021 · PreprintGenetics