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Platypus genetic code unravelledcategory: Anything | May 7 | @978 |
Scientists have deciphered the genetic blueprint of the duck-billed platypus, one of the oddest creatures on Earth.
The animal comes from an early branch of the mammal family, and like mammals it is covered in fur and produces milk. However, it lays eggs like a reptile.
Researchers say this unique mixture of features is reflected in its DNA.
The genome sequence, which is published in the journal Nature, holds clues to how humans and other mammals first evolved, they add.
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is the latest in a string of mammals, including the mouse, rat, sheep, horse and dog, to have its genome decoded.
But it is the only member of the...
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