Jumping Genes Reveal Kangaroos' Origins

2010/07/27 by Mason Inman · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Environmental Science · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology #Polar Research and Ecology #Animal Genetics and Reproduction #Biology #Evolutionary biology #Jumping #Zoology #Marsupial #Ecology #Physiology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000437

published in PLoS Biology 8(7), e1000437 (Public Library of Science)

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Abstract

​NothingNothing is more Australian than kangaroos. But these marsupials—along with a variety of others including the Tasmanian devil—have ancient roots in South America, a new study suggests.

Citations

• Tracking Marsupial Evolution Using Archaic Genomic Retroposon Insertions

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• Monito del monte [wikipedia]

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