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Mackessey et. al. suggest Duvernoy’s gland does secrete venom and is homologous to the venom gland found in front-fanged snakes. The evolutionary path of these separate glands may come from “venom proteins” whose genes are widely expressed in tissues of both venomous and non-venomous snakes. These genes are overexpressed in the venom glands (including Duvernoy’s gland), indicating the secretions from these glands evolved separately, rather than sequentially.[1]Murry4329 (talk) 04:20, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ Mackessy, Stephan P.; Saviola, Anthony J. (September 2016). "Understanding Biological Roles of Venoms Among the Caenophidia: The Importance of Rear-Fanged Snakes". Integrative and Comparative Biology. 56 (5). Oxford University Press: 1004–1021. doi:10.1093/icb/icw110. PMID 27639275. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)