Marsupials and monotremes sort genome treasures from junk

Wakefield, Matthew J; Graves, Jennifer A M

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Marsupials and monotremes sort genome treasures from junk

Date

2005-04-28

Authors

Wakefield, Matthew J

Graves, Jennifer A M

Publisher

BioMed Central

Abstract

A recent landmark paper demonstrates the unique contribution of marsupials and monotremes to comparative genome analysis, filling an evolutionary gap between the eutherian mammals (including humans) and more distant vertebrate species.