The complete mitochondrial genome of the enigmatic bigheaded turtle (Platysternon): description of unusual genomic features and the reconciliation of phylogenetic hypotheses based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA

BACKGROUND: The big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) from east Asia is the sole living representative of a poorly-studied turtle lineage (Platysternidae). It has no close living relatives, and its phylogenetic position within turtles is one of the outstanding controversies in turtle systema...

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Autores principales: Parham, James F, Feldman, Chris R, Boore, Jeffrey L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1403801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16464263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-6-11

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1403801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16464263
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-6-11

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