Regucalcin evolution and gene function

The ability to synthetize ascorbic acid has been lost multiple times in animals always due to mutations in the terminal gene (GULO) of the Vitamin C synthesis pathway. This suggests that the other genes of the pathway perform other essential functions besides participating in the synthesis of Vitami...

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Main Author: Bastos, Bárbara Inês de Noronha (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/28381
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/28381