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The genome of the largest bony fish, ocean sunfish (Mola mola), provides insights into its fast growth rate
BACKGROUND: The ocean sunfish (Mola mola), which can grow up to a length of 2.7 m and weigh 2.3 tons, is the world’s largest bony fish. It has an extremely fast growth rate and its endoskeleton is mainly composed of cartilage. Another unique feature of the sunfish is its lack of a caudal fin, which...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5016917/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27609345 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13742-016-0144-3 |