<it>RUNX2</it> tandem repeats and the evolution of facial length in placental mammals

<it>RUNX2</it> tandem repeats and the evolution of facial length in placental mammals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>When simple sequence repeats are integrated into functional genes, they can potentially act as evolutionary ‘tuning knobs’, supplying abundant genetic variation with minimal risk of pleiotropic deleterious effects. The genetic basis...

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Main Authors: Pointer Marie A, Kamilar Jason M, Warmuth Vera, Chester Stephen G B, Delsuc Frédéric, Mundy Nicholas I, Asher Robert J, Bradley Brenda J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Mammalian evolution
Prognathism
Molecular evolution
Primates
Afrotheria
Xenarthra
Morphology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/103

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