Hosted on MSN4mon
This lungfish, known as 'living fossil', has largest-ever genome decoded, 30 times bigger than oursThe freshwater fish come in mainly three varieties: South American, African and Australian. Lungfish are known as 'living fossils' because they retain some of the traits of their ancient ancestors ...
Hosted on MSN4mon
Largest animal genome sequenced — and just 1 chromosome is the size of the entire human genomeThe genome belongs to the South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa), a primeval, air-breathing fish that "hops" onto land from the water using weird, limb-like fins. The fish's DNA code ...
This is a South American lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions ...
a deep-sea species known for its connection to earthquakes in Japanese folklore Scientists sequenced the 91 billion base pairs in the South American lungfish’s genome, setting a record and ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback