Pseudogenization of the Hair-Related Genes PADI3 and S100A3 in Cetaceans and Hippopotamus amphibius

2023/10/01 by Kyomi Nagasawa, Takashi Kitano · 1 voice · 2 citations
Chemistry · Immunology and Microbiology · Materials Science · #Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities #Biology #Evolutionary biology #Gene #Genetics #Genome #Hippopotamus #Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications #Pseudogene #Silk-based biomaterials and applications #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1007/s00239-023-10133-0

published in Journal of Molecular Evolution 91(5), 745-760 (Springer Science+Business Media)

openalex publication_date 2023/10/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

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Discussions

• Hippos are the closest relatives to cetaceans (whales, dolphins), but these two groups lost their hair independently. Genetics show that hair-related PADI3 and S100A3 became nonfunctional pseudogenes [bsky, 26 points, 0 comments]