Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Gene loss and relaxed selection of plaat1 in vertebrates adapted to low-light environments
D. Drabeck, J. Wiese, E. Gilbertson…·S. E. McGaugh
The paper examines the evolutionary loss and degradation of plaat1 in vertebrates adapted to low-light environments, showing its role in visual acuity and its loss through relaxed selection.