The difference between a mole and shrew is in their SOX
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 12:01
in Biology & Nature
The family of small insectivores, Talpidae, includes the moles, shrew moles, and aquatic desmans. New research has found that the enlargement of moles' digging front paws, compared to their feet, is controlled by altered timing of expression of the gene SOX9.