DEAR EDITOR,Ancient DNA(a DNA) from mollusc shells is considered a potential archive of historical biodiversity and evolution.However, such information is currently lacking for mollusc shells from the deep ocean, espe...DEAR EDITOR,Ancient DNA(a DNA) from mollusc shells is considered a potential archive of historical biodiversity and evolution.However, such information is currently lacking for mollusc shells from the deep ocean, especially those from acidic chemosynthetic environments theoretically unsuitable for longterm DNA preservation. Here, we report on the recovery of mitochondrial and nuclear gene markers by Illumina sequencing of a DNA from three shells of Archivesica nanshaensis – a hydrocarbon-seep vesicomyid clam previously known only from a pair of empty shells collected at a depth of 2626 m in the South China Sea.展开更多
DEAR EDITOR,Sex differentiation is a complex process that requires many factors to regulate gonadal proliferation, differentiation,development, and organization. In teleosts, the molecular mechanisms of sex differenti...DEAR EDITOR,Sex differentiation is a complex process that requires many factors to regulate gonadal proliferation, differentiation,development, and organization. In teleosts, the molecular mechanisms of sex differentiation are diverse and unclear.展开更多
基金supported by the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)(SMSEGL20SC02)University Grants Committee of Hong Kong(GRF12102222)。
文摘DEAR EDITOR,Ancient DNA(a DNA) from mollusc shells is considered a potential archive of historical biodiversity and evolution.However, such information is currently lacking for mollusc shells from the deep ocean, especially those from acidic chemosynthetic environments theoretically unsuitable for longterm DNA preservation. Here, we report on the recovery of mitochondrial and nuclear gene markers by Illumina sequencing of a DNA from three shells of Archivesica nanshaensis – a hydrocarbon-seep vesicomyid clam previously known only from a pair of empty shells collected at a depth of 2626 m in the South China Sea.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program (2018YFD0900203)National Natural Science Foundation of China (32273132, 32202928)+4 种基金China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA (CARS-47)Project of Hainan Academician Team Innovation Center (YSPTZX202122)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesSun Yat-sen University (22qntd2614)Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Provincial(2020A1515011477)。
文摘DEAR EDITOR,Sex differentiation is a complex process that requires many factors to regulate gonadal proliferation, differentiation,development, and organization. In teleosts, the molecular mechanisms of sex differentiation are diverse and unclear.
