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

2023/10/01 by Kyomi Nagasawa, Takashi Kitano · 1 voice
Immunology and Microbiology · Materials Science · Chemistry · #Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities #Silk-based biomaterials and applications #Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications

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

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• 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]