The origin and evolution of lactation.
The presence of mammary glands is the defining morphological feature of mammals. The recent assembly of the bovine genome and a report in Genome Biology that links the milk and lactation data of bovine and other mammalian genomes will help biologists investigate this economically and medically important feature.
Capuco
Anthony V
AV
USDA-ARS, Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, Powder Mill, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA. tony.capuco@ars.usda.gov
Akers
R Michael
RM
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation / Q000502:physiology*; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D008894:Milk Proteins