The Novel Evolution of the Sperm Whale Genome.

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Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Compte-rendu: analyse d'une oeuvre publiée.
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Publications
Institution
Titre
The Novel Evolution of the Sperm Whale Genome.
Périodique
Genome Biology and Evolution
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Warren W.C., Kuderna L., Alexander A., Catchen J., Pérez-Silva J.G., López-Otín C., Quesada V., Minx P., Tomlinson C., Montague M.J., Farias FHG, Walter R.B., Marques-Bonet T., Glenn T., Kieran T.J., Wise S.S., Wise J.P., Waterhouse R.M., Wise J.P.
ISSN
1759-6653 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1759-6653
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2017
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
9
Numéro
12
Pages
3260-3264
Langue
anglais
Résumé
The sperm whale, made famous by Moby Dick, is one of the most fascinating of all ocean-dwelling species given their unique life history, novel physiological adaptations to hunting squid at extreme ocean depths, and their position as one of the earliest branching toothed whales (Odontoceti). We assembled the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) genome and resequenced individuals from multiple ocean basins to identify new candidate genes for adaptation to an aquatic environment and infer demographic history. Genes crucial for skin integrity appeared to be particularly important in both the sperm whale and other cetaceans. We also find sperm whales experienced a steep population decline during the early Pleistocene epoch. These genomic data add new comparative insight into the evolution of whales.
Mots-clé
cetaceans, genome, sperm whale
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Financement(s)
Fonds national suisse / Carrières / PP00P3_170664
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10/10/2017 15:06
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21/11/2022 8:28
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