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Extreme anoxia tolerance in crucian carp and goldfish through neofunctionalization of duplicated genes creating a new ethanol- producing pyruvate decarboxylase pathway

Fagernes, Cathrine Elisabeth; Stensløkken, Kåre-Olav; Kjendseth, Åsmund Røhr; Berenbrink, Michael; Ellefsen, Stian; Nilsson, Göran Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)

Without oxygen, most vertebrates die within minutes as they cannot meet cellular energy demands with anaerobic metabolism. However, fish of the genus Carassius (crucian carp and goldfish) have evolved a specialized ...