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Variation in genome size of argasid and ixodid ticks.
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 May 2007
Geraci Nicholas S, Spencer Johnston J, Paul Robinson J, Wikel Stephen K, Hill Catherine A
Abstract excerpt
The suborder Ixodida includes many tick species of medical and veterinary importance, but little is known about the genomic characteristics of these ticks. We report the first study to determine genome size in two species of Argasidae (soft ticks) and seven species of Ixodidae (hard ticks) using...
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