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Turtle genome analysis sheds light on turtle ancestry and shell evolution
Using next-generation DNA sequencers, the researchers from 9 international institutions have decoded the genome of the green sea turtle and Chinese soft-shell turtle and studied the expression of ...
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The draft genomes of soft-shell turtle and green sea turtle yield insights into the development and evolution of the turtle-specific body plan
Figure 5: Expression profiling of all 20 soft-shell turtle Wnt genes shows Wnt5a expression in the carapacial ridge. Gene prediction for the soft-shell turtle by the Ensembl prediction pipeline.