linkedin post 2020-09-19 03:29:07

linkedin post 2020-09-19 03:29:07

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TEETH PSEUDOGENES. "Building on this work, Deméré et al. (2008) demonstrated that SCPP genes are present, but not functional in mysticetes, suggesting that the loss of functional teeth had resulted in the SCPP gene family being released from selective pressures." http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00067/full View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2020-09-20 05:46:07

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OTHER ADAPTATIONS. "Some cetaceans show extreme longevity, as well as resistance to cancer, wound healing and insulin resistance. Other major adaptations pertain to feeding ecology; indeed, modern cetaceans diverged approximately 34 Ma into the toothed whales (suborder Odontoceti), which evolved echolocation to hunt using ultrasonic pulses and possess a highly specialized inner ear, and the baleen whales (suborder Mysticeti), which lost their teeth and instead evolved a novel keratinous material for filtering smaller prey." http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/2/9/150156 View in LinkedIn
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