Compact genome of the Antarctic midge is likely an adaptation to an extreme environment

The midge, Belgica antarctica, is the only insect endemic to Antarctica, and thus it offers a powerful model for probing responses to extreme temperatures, freeze tolerance, dehydration, osmotic stress, ultraviolet radiation and other forms of environmental stress. Here we present the first genome a...

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Main Authors: Kelley, Joanna L., Peyton, Justin T., Fiston-Lavier, Anna-Sophie, Teets, Nicholas M., Yee, Muh-Ching, Johnston, J. Spencer, Bustamante, Carlos D., Lee, Richard E., Denlinger, David L.
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Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4164542/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25118180
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5611
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