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Ancient and modern genomes unravel the evolutionary history of the rhinoceros family.
Cell - 16 Sept 2021
Liu Shanlin, Westbury Michael V, Dussex Nicolas, Mitchell Kieren J, Sinding Mikkel-Holger S, Heintzman Peter D, Duchêne David A, Kapp Joshua D, von Seth Johanna, Heiniger Holly, Sánchez-Barreiro Fátima, Margaryan Ashot, André-Olsen Remi, De Cahsan Binia, Meng Guanliang, Yang Chentao, Chen Lei, van der Valk Tom, Moodley Yoshan, Rookmaaker Kees, Bruford Michael W, Ryder Oliver, Steiner Cynthia, Bruins-van Sonsbeek Linda G R, Vartanyan Sergey, Guo Chunxue, Cooper Alan, Kosintsev Pavel, Kirillova Irina, Lister Adrian M, Marques-Bonet Tomas, Gopalakrishnan Shyam, Dunn Robert R, Lorenzen Eline D, Shapiro Beth, Zhang Guojie, Antoine Pierre-Olivier, Dalén Love, Gilbert M Thomas P
Abstract excerpt
Only five species of the once-diverse Rhinocerotidae remain, making the reconstruction of their evolutionary history a challenge to biologists since Darwin. We sequenced genomes from five rhinoceros species (three extinct and two living), which we compared to existing data from the remaining three living species and a range of outgroups. We identify an early divergence between extant African and Eurasian...
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