Gene Loss

Publication Details

Identifier: JB_IN19VE

Curator: Gonçalo Themudo

DOI: 10.1186/s40851-014-0002-z

PMID: 26605054

Title:

Aquatic adaptation and the evolution of smell and taste in whales.

Abstract:

While olfaction is one of the most important senses in most terrestrial mammals, it is absent in modern toothed whales (Odontoceti, Cetacea). Furthermore, behavioral evidence suggests that gustation is very limited. In contrast, their aquatic sistergroup, baleen whales (Mysticeti) retain small but functional olfactory organs, and nothing is known about their gustation. It is difficult to investigate mysticete chemosensory abilities because experiments in a controlled setting are impossible.

Last update:

12-12-2024

Associated Glosses (61 results)

GlossID	Species	Symbol	Gene Loss Mechanism	Loss Type	Lineage Specific	Citation
GL_ZOC7O4	Balaenoptera bonaerensis	GNAT3	Exon(s) deletion	Full	No	10.1186/s40851-014-0002-z