New insights into the karyotype evolution of the free-living flatworm Macrostomum lignano (Platyhelm...
New insights into the karyotype evolution of the free-living flatworm Macrostomum lignano (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria)
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The free-living flatworm
Macrostomum lignano
is a model organism for evolutionary and developmental biology studies. Recently, an unusual karyotypic diversity was revealed in this species. Specifically, worms are either ‘normal’ 2n = 8, or they are aneuploid with one or two additional large chromosome(s) (i.e. 2n = 9 or 2n = 10, respectively)...
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New insights into the karyotype evolution of the free-living flatworm Macrostomum lignano (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria)
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_ed3bfd465e6743079702f961292dc8a5
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_ed3bfd465e6743079702f961292dc8a5
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-017-06498-0
