The complete mitochondrial genome of the enigmatic bigheaded turtle (<it>Platysternon</it>): description of unusual genomic features and the reconciliation of phylogenetic hypotheses based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The big-headed turtle (<it>Platysternon megacephalum</it>) from east Asia is the sole living representative of a poorly-studied turtle lineage (Platysternidae). It has no close living relatives, and its phylogenetic posit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/6/11 |