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Single-cell transcriptomics reveals the brain evolution of web-building spiders

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A new late Miocene bovid (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Bovidae) from Çorakyerler (Turkey)

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Genome-Scale Phylogenetic and Population Genetic Studies Provide Insight Into Introgression and Adaptive Evolution of Takifugu Species in East Asia

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Bioactive Molecular Discovery Using Deer Antlers as a Model of Mammalian Regeneration

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Evolutionary patterns and functional effects of 3D chromatin structures in butterflies with extensive genome rearrangements

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A draft genome of Drung cattle reveals clues to its chromosomal fusion and environmental adaptation

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Genomes of critically endangered saola are shaped by population structure and purging

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Population genomics reveals moderate genetic differentiation between populations of endangered Forest Musk Deer located in Shaanxi and Sichuan

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A consensus genome of sika deer (Cervus nippon) and transcriptome analysis provided novel insights on the regulation mechanism of transcript factor in antler development

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Resequencing reveals population structure and genetic diversity in Tibetan sheep

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