The seahorse genome and the evolution of its specialized morphology.

Q, Lin; S, Fan; Y, Zhang; M, Xu; H, Zhang; Y, Yang; AP, Lee; JM, Woltering; V, Ravi; HM, Gunter; W, Luo; Z, Gao; ZW, Lim; G, Qin; RF, Schneider; X, Wang; P, Xiong; G, Li; K, Wang; J, Min; C, Zhang; Y, Qiu; J, Bai; W, He; C, Bian; X, Zhang; D, Shan; H, Qu; Y, Sun; Q, Gao; L, Huang; Q, Shi; A, Meyer; B, Venkatesh

doi:10.1038/nature20595

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The seahorse genome and the evolution of its specialized morphology.

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Lin Q

Fan S

Zhang Y

Abstract

Seahorses have a specialized morphology that includes a toothless tubular mouth, a body covered with bony plates, a male brood pouch, and the absence of caudal and pelvic fins. Here we report the sequencing and de novo assembly of the genome of the tiger tail seahorse, Hippocampus comes. Comparative...

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