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Genomic evidence of geographically widespread effect of gene flow from polar bears into brown bears

Polar bears are an arctic, marine adapted species that is closely related to brown bears. Genome analyses have shown that polar bears are distinct and genetically homogeneous in comparison to brown bears. However, these analyses have also revealed a remarkable episode of polar bear gene flow into th...

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Autores principales: Cahill, James A, Stirling, Ian, Kistler, Logan, Salamzade, Rauf, Ersmark, Erik, Fulton, Tara L, Stiller, Mathias, Green, Richard E, Shapiro, Beth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4409089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25490862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.13038