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Searching ancient depths of a reptilian genome yields insight into all vertebrates – Mirage News
The tuatara, whose ancestors once roamed the Earth with dinosaurs, is the last living species of the order Rhynchocephalia, a key link between ancient…
The tuatara, whose ancestors once roamed the Earth with dinosaurs, is the last living species of the order Rhynchocephalia, a key link between ancient reptilian species and modern reptiles, birds and mammals. A new study explores the gnome of the tuatara. Photo courtesy of Nicola Nelson. Larger image.
AMES, Iowa – Scientists searching the most ancient corners of the genome of a reptile native to New Zealand found patterns that help explain how the genomes of all vertebrates took shape, accordin…
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