Revisiting the Karyotype Evolution of Neotropical Boid Snakes: A Puzzle Mediated by Chromosomal Fissions

The Boidae family is an ancient group of snakes widely distributed across the Neotropical region, where several biogeographic events contributed towards shaping their evolution and diversification. Most species of this family have a diploid number composed of 2n = 36; however, among Booidea families...

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Main Authors: Patrik F. Viana, Tariq Ezaz, Marcelo de Bello Cioffi, Thomas Liehr, Ahmed Al-Rikabi, Rodrigo Tavares-Pinheiro, Luiz Antônio Carlos Bertollo, Eliana Feldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/10/2268