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Epigenomic insights into extreme longevity in the world’s oldest terrestrial animal, Jonathan

2025-02-06

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Giant tortoises exhibit exceptional longevity, often exceeding the human lifespan. To understand the genomic and epigenomic basis of their longevity, awe analyzed the DNA sequence and methylome of Jonathan, an Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), estimated to be 192 years old. Relative to other giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea and Chelonoidis abingdonii), we found Jonathan has gene variants...

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DOI: 10.1101/2025.02.05.636284

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