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Stronger selective constraint on downstream genes in the oxidative phosphorylation pathway of cetaceans

H. Zakon, R. Tian, S. Chai, 2018, Journal of evolutionary biology.

ACPT gene is inactivated in mammalian lineages that lack enamel and teeth

L. Shan, Shixia Xu, Guang Yang, 2019, bioRxiv.

Gene Duplication and Loss of AANAT in Mammals Driven by Rhythmic Adaptations

Shixia Xu, Guang Yang, Ruru Zhou, 2021, Molecular biology and evolution.

Insights into body size variation in cetaceans from the evolution of body-size-related genes

Shixia Xu, Guang Yang, Xiaohui Sun, 2019, BMC Evolutionary Biology.

Adaptive Evolution of Energy Metabolism-Related Genes in Hypoxia-Tolerant Mammals

I. Seim, Shixia Xu, Guang Yang, 2017, Front. Genet..