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Evolution of Polyploidy and Functional Diploidization in Sturgeons: Microsatellite Analysis in 10 Sturgeon Species.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Rajkov Jelena, Shao Zhaojun, Berrebi Patrick
Abstract excerpt
Sturgeons (family Acipenseridae) are one of the most endangered groups of animals. Two hundred million years of evolution and multiple ploidy levels make this group a unique subject for studying the evolution of polyploidy in animals. As most sturgeon species have gone through significant functional diploidization, 2 scales of ploidy levels can be distinguished: the "evolutionary scale," which indicates the...
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