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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Volume 58, Issue 2-4, Pages 155-161Publisher
U B C PRESS
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.140020dw
Keywords
mammal; phylogeny; gene; implantation; superficial; interstitial
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- National Science Foundation [BCS-0827546]
- Division Of Behavioral and Cognitive Sci
- Direct For Social, Behav & Economic Scie [0827546] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Embryo implantation varies widely in placental mammals. We review this variation in mammals with a special focus on two features: the depth of implantation and embryonic diapause. We discuss the two major types of implantation depth, superficial and interstitial, and map this character on a well-resolved molecular phylogenetic tree of placental mammals. We infer that relatively deep interstitial implantation has independently evolved at least eight times within placental mammals. Moreover, the superficial type of implantation represents the ancestral state for placental mammals. In addition, we review the genes involved in various phases of implantation, and suggest a future direction in investigating the molecular evolution of implantation-related genes.
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