Evolution of the fish heart by sub/neofunctionalization of an elastin gene

The evolution of phenotypic traits is a key process in diversification of life. However, the mechanisms underlying the emergence of such evolutionary novelties are largely unknown. Here we address the origin of bulbus arteriosus (BA), an organ of evolutionary novelty seen in the teleost heart outflo...

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Main Authors: Moriyama, Yuuta, Ito, Fumihiro, Takeda, Hiroyuki, Yano, Tohru, Okabe, Masataka, Kuraku, Shigehiro, Keeley, Fred W., Koshiba-Takeuchi, Kazuko
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4735684/