ArticleEcology and evolution2020
Genetic factors for short life span associated with evolution of the loss of flight ability.
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- Insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 2-regulated alternative splicing of nuclear factor 1 C-type causes excessive granulosa cell proliferation in polycystic ovary syndrome.Cell proliferation · 2022Article
- Genetic factors for short life span associated with evolution of the loss of flight ability.Ecology and evolution · 2020Article
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Abstract
Acquisition or loss of flying ability is evolutionarily linked with maximum life span (MLS) in mammals and birds. Although ecological factors, such as extrinsic mortality, may lead to either shortened or extended life spans through natural selection, MLS is influenced by complex molecular and metabolic processes, and the genetic changes associated with flying ability that have led to either a longer or shorter MLS are unknown. Here, we examine the parallel evolution of flight in mammals and birds and investigate positively selected genes at branches where either the acquisition (in little brown bats and large flying foxes) or loss (in Adélie penguins, emperor penguins, common ostriches, emus, great spotted kiwis, little spotted kiwis, okarito brown kiwis, greater rheas, lesser rheas, and cassowaries) of flight abilities occurred. Although we found no shared genes under selection among all the branches of interest, 7 genes were found to be positively selected in 2 of the branches. Among the 7 genes, only
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