"White-Blooded" Icefish, 1927
Comparing icefish DNA with that of red-blooded fishes in 2006, Detrich identified the remnants of the two globin genes required to make hemoglobin. Since these genes were not entirely necessary for the survival of the icefish in their oxygen-rich sanctuary, Detrich hypothesizes, mutations could accu...
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| Published in | The Scientist Vol. 27; no. 4; p. 84 |
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| Format | Trade Publication Article |
| Language | English |
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Midland
LabX Media Group
01.04.2013
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| Summary: | Comparing icefish DNA with that of red-blooded fishes in 2006, Detrich identified the remnants of the two globin genes required to make hemoglobin. Since these genes were not entirely necessary for the survival of the icefish in their oxygen-rich sanctuary, Detrich hypothesizes, mutations could accumulate that rendered the genes nonfunctional without killing the fish. |
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| ISSN: | 0890-3670 1547-0806 |