Coevolution of enamel, ganoin, enameloid, and their matrix SCPP genes in osteichthyans
Kazuhiko Kawasaki, Joseph N. Keating, Mitsushiro Nakatomi, Monique Welten, Masato Mikami, Ichiro Sasagawa, Mark N. Puttick, Philip C. J. Donoghue, Mikio Ishiyama
Abstract
evolved with true enamel. Shifts in gene expression domain and timing explain the evolution of different hypermineralized tissues. We propose that hypermineralized tissues in osteichthyans coevolved with matrix SCPP genes.
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BiologyEnamel paintEvolutionary biologyActinopterygiiGeneVertebrateGeneticsMedicineFish <Actinopterygii>FisheryDentistryBone and Dental Protein StudiesIchthyology and Marine BiologyMarine animal studies overview