Differential Cetacea Circadian Rhythmicity is associated with the molecular erosion of Cortistatin
R. Fonseca, L. Alves, M. Nabais, F. Alves, I. Sousa-Pinto, R. Ruivo, F. Castro
The paper examines the molecular changes in Cortistatin across 139 mammalian genomes, finding that cetaceans and other mammals with atypical biorhythms have accumulated deleterious mutations in CORT.
bioRxiv · May 11, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology