Zoonomia is the largest comparative genomics resource for mammals produced to date. By
aligning genomes for 240 species, we identify bases that, when mutated, are likely to affect …

Abstract The transition in Mysticeti (Cetacea) from capture of individual prey using teeth to
bulk filtering batches of small prey using baleen ranks among the most dramatic …

Hox and ParaHox transcription factors are important for specifying cell fates along the
primary body axes during the development of most animals. Within Cnidaria, much of the …

Steller's sea cow, an extinct sirenian and one of the largest Quaternary mammals, was
described by Georg Steller in 1741 and eradicated by humans within 27 years. Here, we …

Major protein components of the mammalian skin barrier are encoded by genes clustered in
the Epidermal Differentiation Complex (EDC). The skin of cetaceans, ie whales, porpoises …

Abstract Background Naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber, NMRs) and blind mole-rats
(Spalax galili, BMRs) are representative subterranean rodents that have evolved many …

Simple Summary Cutaneous wound healing is a complex and tightly regulated biological
process to restore physiological and anatomic function. Current knowledge of cutaneous …

The macroevolutionary transition from terra firma to obligatory inhabitance of the marine
hydrosphere has occurred twice in the history of Mammalia: Cetacea and Sirenia. In the …

Sirenians of the superorder Afrotheria were the first mammals to transition from land to water
and are the only herbivorous marine mammals. Here, we generated a chromosome-level …

The mammalian epidermis has evolved to protect the body in a dry environment. Genes of
the epidermal differentiation complex (EDC), such as FLG (filaggrin), are implicated in the …