Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPeer-reviewed
Gene loss and relaxed selection of plaat1 in vertebrates adapted to low-light environments
Danielle H. Drabeck, Jonathan Wiese, Erin N. Gilbertson…·Suzanne E. McGaugh
The paper examines the evolutionary loss and degradation of plaat1 in vertebrates adapted to low-light environments, showing its role in visual acuity and its loss through relaxed selection.