On the revolution of cetacean evolution
The order of Cetacea with 88 species including Odontoceti (or toothed whales) and Mysticeti (or baleen whales) is the most specialized and diversified group of mammals. The blue whale with a maximum recorded length of 29.9 m for 173 t of weight is the largest animal known to have ever existed, and a...
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ftunivferrarair:oai:iris.unife.it:11392/2392491 2024-02-11T10:02:23+01:00 On the revolution of cetacean evolution Mancia, Annalaura Mancia, Annalaura 2018 ELETTRONICO http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2392491 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2018.08.004 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874778718301466 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/30154054 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000449900600001 volume:41 firstpage:1 lastpage:5 numberofpages:5 journal:MARINE GENOMICS http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2392491 doi:10.1016/j.margen.2018.08.004 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85052207722 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874778718301466 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Adaptation Cetacean Evolution Genome Marine info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftunivferrarair https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2018.08.004 2024-01-24T17:40:38Z The order of Cetacea with 88 species including Odontoceti (or toothed whales) and Mysticeti (or baleen whales) is the most specialized and diversified group of mammals. The blue whale with a maximum recorded length of 29.9 m for 173 t of weight is the largest animal known to have ever existed, and any dolphin's brain is most powerful and complex than any other brain in the animal kingdom, second only to primate's. Nevertheless, Cetacea are mammals that re-entered the oceans only a little over 50 million years ago, a relatively short time on the evolutionary scale. During this time cetaceans and humans have developed marked morphological and behavioral differences, yet their genomes show a high level of similarity. This present review is focused on the description and significance of newly accessible cetacean genome tools and information, and their relevance in the study of the evolution of successful phenotypic adaptations associated to mammal's marine existence, and their applicability to the unresolved disease mechanisms in humans. Article in Journal/Newspaper baleen whales Blue whale toothed whales Università degli Studi di Ferrara: CINECA IRIS Marine Genomics 41 1 5 |
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The order of Cetacea with 88 species including Odontoceti (or toothed whales) and Mysticeti (or baleen whales) is the most specialized and diversified group of mammals. The blue whale with a maximum recorded length of 29.9 m for 173 t of weight is the largest animal known to have ever existed, and any dolphin's brain is most powerful and complex than any other brain in the animal kingdom, second only to primate's. Nevertheless, Cetacea are mammals that re-entered the oceans only a little over 50 million years ago, a relatively short time on the evolutionary scale. During this time cetaceans and humans have developed marked morphological and behavioral differences, yet their genomes show a high level of similarity. This present review is focused on the description and significance of newly accessible cetacean genome tools and information, and their relevance in the study of the evolution of successful phenotypic adaptations associated to mammal's marine existence, and their applicability to the unresolved disease mechanisms in humans. |
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