Amplification of Immune Genes in Ancient Stony Corals for Adapting to Unstable Marine Environments
Tianzhen Wu,
Yanli Lei,
Zhimin Jian
Abstract:The Late Devonian period was known for disturbances such as lower temperatures and abnormal ocean carbon and nitrogen levels, leading to the extinction of approximately 21% of genus-level and 16% of family-level marine organisms. However, evolutionary responses of marine organisms to hardships have not yet been fully explored, even though these organisms may soon face another extinction event. Stony corals, one of the few marine organisms that survived the Late Devonian Period, may provide some insight into th… Show more
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