Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals
(2019)
Journal Article
Casewell, N. R., Petras, D., Card, D. C., Suranse, V., Mychajliw, A. M., Richards, D., …Turvey, S. T. (2019). Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(51), 25745–25755. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1906117116
Venom systems are key adaptations that have evolved throughout the tree of life and typically facilitate predation or defense. Despite venoms being model systems for studying a variety of evolutionary and physiological processes, many taxonomic group... Read More about Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals.