No. 26 (2018), Resumos
No. 26 (2018)

Molecular evolution of echolocation genes in cetaceans and bats

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Published 2019-02-11
Letícia Magpali Moura Estevão
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Mariana Freitas Nery
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
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Keywords

Echolocation
Molecular
Convergence.

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ESTEVÃO, Letícia Magpali Moura; NERY, Mariana Freitas. Molecular evolution of echolocation genes in cetaceans and bats. Revista dos Trabalhos de Iniciação Científica da UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, n. 26, 2019. DOI: 10.20396/revpibic262018845. Disponível em: https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/eventos/index.php/pibic/article/view/845. Acesso em: 12 oct. 2026.
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Abstract

This study aims to understand the molecular evolution of hearing genes associated with echolocation in dolphins and bats. The convergence between these groups suggests that TMC1 gene is central to the evolution of echolocation and a case of convergence occurring on a molecular level.

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