Molecular evolution of spermatogenesis-related genes in abdominal testicular mammals supports the cooling hypothesis

Xiaoyue Ding; Huiyuan Wei; Xu Zhou; Long Gu; Fangfang Yu; Yu Zheng; Shixia Xu; Guang Yang; Wenhua Ren

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2021.05.010

Volume 48 Issue 12

Dec. 2021

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Molecular evolution of spermatogenesis-related genes in abdominal testicular mammals supports the cooling hypothesis

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2021.05.010

Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China

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This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31872219, 31370401, 32030011, 31630071, 31772448), National Key Programme of Research and Development, Ministry of Science and Technology (2016YFC050 3200), and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

Received Date: 2021-03-12
Publish Date: 2021-12-20

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These authors contributed equally to this work.

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