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Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct
The zoo is among six institutions around the world that have been able to create living conditions for the largest species of ...
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Unlocking the genetic basis of adaptive evolution: study reveals complex chromosomal rearrangements in a stick insect
Scientists report adaptive divergence in cryptic color pattern is underlain by two distinct, complex chromosomal rearrangements, where millions of bases of DNA were flipped backwards and moved from ...
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A genetic basis of adaptive evolution: Complex chromosomal rearrangements drive color changes in stick insects
The same is true for stick insects. This makes identifying chromosomal rearrangements with species challenging when assembling genomes. "In the past, we've averaged data from each chromosome set ...
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Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct
An expert keeper displays a critically endangered Lord Howe Island stick insect, nicknamed "tree lobster," at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek ...
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Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct
The zoo is among six institutions around the world that have been able to create living conditions for the largest species of flightless insect, the Lord Howe Island stick insect, which grows up ...