The sequencing of the genomes of two turtles: Pelodiscus sinensis and Chelonia mydas

Authors

  • Juan Pascual Anaya

Keywords:

sequencing of the genomes, turtles, Pelodiscus sinesis, Chelonia mydas

Abstract

As is well known, evolution consists of descent with modification, which implies a very important fact in the evolutionary framework: that everything new derives from something old. However, this is not so clear for certain structures, which are called true innovations; that is, they do not clearly appear from the modification of a structure that was previously present. One of these structures is the turtle shell.

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References

Kuraku S, Usuda R, & Kuratani S (2005) Comprehensive survey of carapacial ridge-specific genes in turtle implies co-option of some regulatory genes in carapace evolution. Evolution & Development 7(1):3-17.

Burke A (1989) Development of the turtle carapace: implications for the evolution of a novel bauplan. J Morphol 199:363-378.

Wang Z, et al. (2013) The draft genomes of soft-shell turtle and green sea turtle yield insights into the development and evolution of the turtle-specific body plan. Nature Genetics.

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Published

2014-09-20

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How to Cite

The sequencing of the genomes of two turtles: Pelodiscus sinensis and Chelonia mydas. (2014). Encuentros En La Biología, 7(150), 139-142. https://revistas.uma.es/index.php/enbio/article/view/18147