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Genomic analyses of sea otters and bottlenose dolphins indicate that the RELN gene, which encodes the reelin protein and modulates synaptic plasticity and long-term potentiation, has been under positive selection among both species. The authors suggest that the maternally and socially transmitted variation in foraging behavior and tool use displayed by both sea otters and bottlenose dolphins might be linked to genetic adaptations

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