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Draft Genome of the Common Snapping Turtle, Chelydra serpentina, a Model for Phenotypic Plasticity in Reptiles.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 3 Dec 2020
Das Debojyoti, Singh Sunil Kumar, Bierstedt Jacob, Erickson Alyssa, Galli Gina L J, Crossley Dane A, Rhen Turk
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Turtles are iconic reptiles that inhabit a range of ecosystems from oceans to deserts and climates from the tropics to northern temperate regions. Yet, we have little understanding of the genetic adaptations that allow turtles to survive and reproduce in such diverse environments. Common snapping turtles, Chelydra serpentina, are an ideal model species for studying adaptation to climate because they are widely...
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