The genome of the pygmy right whale illuminates the evolution of rorquals
Abstract Background Baleen whales are a clade of gigantic and highly specialized marine mammals. Their genomes have been used to investigate their complex evolutionary history and to decipher the molecular mechanisms that allowed them to reach these dimensions. However, many unanswered questions rem...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01579-1 |