Gene loss in Antarctic icefish: evolutionary adaptations mimicking Fanconi Anemia?
Abstract Background The white-blooded Antarctic icefishes is a representative organism that survive under the stenothermal conditions of the Southern Ocean without the hemoglobin genes. To compensate for inefficient oxygen transport, distinct features such as increased heart size, greater blood volu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-11028-0 |