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Scientists sequence entire genome of Australian bilby
The Greater bilby genome comprises about 38,000 protein coding genes across nine chromosomes with 3.66 billion base pairs. By comparison, the human genome has about 19,900 protein genes across 23 ...
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We mapped the entire bilby genome—and now we can use poo to save Australia's 'Easter bunny' from extinction
Commonly known as Australia's "Easter bunny" due to its large ears and hopping movement, the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is the last of its kind. Today we published its reference genome—all ...