The common goldfish. This is another much-admired species, but it's also interesting from an evolutionary genetics point of view - it's tetraploid. Recent work, primarily by labs in Germany, has demonstrated just how odd the genome of this species, and its relatives, really is.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Friday Fish: Carassius auratus auratus
The common goldfish. This is another much-admired species, but it's also interesting from an evolutionary genetics point of view - it's tetraploid. Recent work, primarily by labs in Germany, has demonstrated just how odd the genome of this species, and its relatives, really is.
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