Hyper-specialized primates possess a reduced suite of xenobiotic-metabolizing cytochrome P450 genes.
M. E. Chaney, A. J. Tosi, C. M. Bergey
This study finds that hyper-specialized bamboo lemurs have fewer xenobiotic-metabolizing P450 genes and relaxed selection on certain subfamilies, supporting the evolutionary tradeoff hypothesis.
bioRxiv · Dec 6, 2023Evolutionary Biology