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Diploid-triploid mosaicism and tissue ploidy diversity within Platemys platycephala from Suriname.
Cytogenetic and genome research - 1 Jan 2009
Bickham J W, Hanks B G
Abstract excerpt
The twist-necked turtle, Platemys platycephala, is 1 of only 2 known species to possess sexual reproduction and diploid-triploid mosaicism. Previous studies have shown that mosaics occur in Suriname and French Guiana but only diploids are known from Bolivia and Brazil. In this paper, the frequency of ploidy mosaicism was studied in a large sample of P. platycephala from Suriname to more fully explore the...
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