Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionPeer-reviewed
Hyper-specialized primates possess a reduced suite of xenobiotic-metabolizing cytochrome P450 genes.
Morgan E. Chaney, Anthony J. Tosi, Christina 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.
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