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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Dreissena polymorpha
SUBMITTER: Wei Xu
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-10851 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Gene 20090123 1-2
The underwater adhesion of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) to substrates is a complex process that is controlled by a delicate apparatus, the byssus. As a critical activity of the byssus glands embedded in the zebra mussel feet, byssogenesis is highly active to produce numerous byssal threads from the settled juvenile stage through the adult stage in its life cycle. This lifelong activity helps the zebra mussel to firmly attach to substrata underwater, thereby causing severe economic and ...[more]