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Insights into Platypus Population Structure and History from Whole-Genome Sequencing.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 May 2018
Martin Hilary C, Batty Elizabeth M, Hussin Julie, Westall Portia, Daish Tasman, Kolomyjec Stephen, Piazza Paolo, Bowden Rory, Hawkins Margaret, Grant Tom, Moritz Craig, Grutzner Frank, Gongora Jaime, Donnelly Peter
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The platypus is an egg-laying mammal which, alongside the echidna, occupies a unique place in the mammalian phylogenetic tree. Despite widespread interest in its unusual biology, little is known about its population structure or recent evolutionary history. To provide new insights into the dispersal and demographic history of this iconic species, we sequenced the genomes of 57 platypuses from across the whole...
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