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Massive gene presence/absence variation in the mussel genome as an adaptive strategy: first evidence of a pan-genome in Metazoa
Marco Gerdol, Rebeca Moreira, Fernando Cruz…·Antonio J. Figueras
The paper identifies a pan-genome in the Mediterranean mussel with 25% of genes subject to presence/absence variation, suggesting an adaptive strategy for resilience and invasiveness.
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