Assessing evidence for adaptive evolution in two hearing-related genes important for high-frequency hearing in echolocating mammals

Hui Wang; Hanbo Zhao; Yujia Chu; Jiang Feng; Keping Sun

doi:10.1093/g3journal/jkab069

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (Jan 2021)

Assessing evidence for adaptive evolution in two hearing-related genes important for high-frequency hearing in echolocating mammals

Hui Wang,
Hanbo Zhao,
Yujia Chu,
Jiang Feng,
Keping Sun

Affiliations

Hui Wang: College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
Hanbo Zhao: Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China
Yujia Chu: College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
Jiang Feng: College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
Keping Sun: Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkab069
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 4

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Published in G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

ISSN: 2160-1836 (Online)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Genetics
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