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Molecular mechanisms underlying hematophagia revealed by comparative analyses of leech genomes
BACKGROUND: Leeches have been used in traditional Chinese medicine since prehistoric times to treat a spectrum of ailments, but very little is known about their physiological, genetic, and evolutionary characteristics. FINDINGS: We sequenced and assembled chromosome-level genomes of 3 leech species...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10087013/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37039117 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giad023 |