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Baiji genomes reveal low genetic variability and new insights into secondary aquatic adaptations.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2013
Zhou Xuming, Sun Fengming, Xu Shixia, Fan Guangyi, Zhu Kangli, Liu Xin, Chen Yuan, Shi Chengcheng, Yang Yunxia, Huang Zhiyong, Chen Jing, Hou Haolong, Guo Xuejiang, Chen Wenbin, Chen Yuefeng, Wang Xiaohong, Lv Tian, Yang Dan, Zhou Jiajian, Huang Bangqing, Wang Zhengfei, Zhao Wei, Tian Ran, Xiong Zhiqiang, Xu Junxiao, Liang Xinming, Chen Bingyao, Liu Weiqing, Wang Junyi, Pan Shengkai, Fang Xiaodong, Li Ming, Wei Fuwen, Xu Xun, Zhou Kaiya, Wang Jun, Yang Guang
Abstract excerpt
The baiji, or Yangtze River dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), is a flagship species for the conservation of aquatic animals and ecosystems in the Yangtze River of China; however, this species has now been recognized as functionally extinct. Here we report a high-quality draft genome and three re-sequenced genomes of L. vexillifer using Illumina short-read sequencing technology. Comparative genomic analyses reveal...
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