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Evolution of bird genomes-a transposon's-eye view.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Feb 2017
Kapusta Aurélie, Suh Alexander
Abstract excerpt
Birds, the most species-rich monophyletic group of land vertebrates, have been subject to some of the most intense sequencing efforts to date, making them an ideal case study for recent developments in genomics research. Here, we review how our understanding of bird genomes has changed with the recent sequencing of more than 75 species from all major avian taxa. We illuminate avian genome evolution from a...
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