De novo genome assembly of Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli)

Ansell's mole-rat (Fukomys anselli) is an African rodent known for its subterranean lifestyle and unique phenotypic traits, including extreme longevity, magnetoreception, and a cooperative breeding social structure. Efforts to dissect the genetic architecture of these traits and to decipher the...

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Hauptverfasser: Bekavac, Milica (VerfasserIn) , Coimbra, Raphael (VerfasserIn) , Busa, Veronica F (VerfasserIn) , Behm, Mikaela (VerfasserIn) , Wagner, Rebecca E. (VerfasserIn) , Goncalves, Angela (VerfasserIn) , Begall, Sabine (VerfasserIn) , Frye, Michaela (VerfasserIn) , Odom, Duncan T (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: January 2026
In: G3: Genes, genomes, genetics
Year: 2026, Jahrgang: 16, Heft: 1, Pages: 1-9
ISSN:2160-1836
DOI:10.1093/g3journal/jkaf271
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkaf271
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Verfasserangaben:Milica Bekavac, Raphael Coimbra, Veronica F. Busa, Mikaela Behm, Rebecca E. Wagner, Angela Goncalves, Sabine Begall, Michaela Frye, Duncan T. Odom

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